Centropyge loriculus
Flame Angelfish
As recorded: Centropyge loriculus (Günther, 1874)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae
- 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.
Apogonichthys ocellatus
Ichthyology
Aporops bilinearis
Ichthyology
Cirripectes fuscoguttatus
Ichthyology
Cirripectes variolosus
Ichthyology
Cirripectes variolosus
Ichthyology
Enneapterygius nigricauda
Ichthyology
Pseudanthias dispar
Ichthyology
Pseudochromis tapeinosoma
Ichthyology
Sebastapistes cyanostigma
Ichthyology
Centropyge loriculus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 249 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-30
Patae, French Polynesia, PF
(c) scubagirltexas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Nanumanga, Tuvalu
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Nanumanga, Tuvalu
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Nanumanga, Tuvalu
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Nanumanga, Tuvalu
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Centropyge loriculus. BPBM 15524. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35867947. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15524.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35867947 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026