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Sebastapistes cyanostigma
Yellowspotted Scorpionfish
As recorded: Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1856)
Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and G.R. AllenGerald R. Allen →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- March 31, 1970
- Locality
- Majuro Atoll; outside reef at middle of southern shore of atoll
- Island
- Majuro Atoll
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 31, 1970, J.E. Randall and G.R. Allen also collected 9 other specimens.
Sebastapistes cyanostigma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 202 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-30.
2026-09-30
Pantai Jemeluk, Jl. Raya Amed, Bunutan, Kec. Abang, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali 80852, Индонезия
no rights reserved
2026-09-26
Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU
(c) zhiscock22, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-08
TW
(c) R Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
University of Guam, Guam
(c) Robert Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-13
Assomption, Seychelles
(c) Lisa_James, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-08
Christmas Island
(c) k_freemantle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sebastapistes cyanostigma. BPBM 15518. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38634465. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15518.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38634465 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026