Chlorurus japanensis

As recorded: Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, and M. McCoyGerald R. Allen →Mike McCoy →Johnson Randall →
Date: July 11, 1973
Locality: Guadalcanal; N side; 7 miles W of Honiara; fringing reef inshore from wreck of Japanese transport ship
Island: Guadalcanal
Depth: 2 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

6 Bishop specimens of Chlorurus japanensis · collected 1973–1979Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 11, 1973, J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, and M. McCoy also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chlorurus japanensis. BPBM 16021. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35969517. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16021.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35969517 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026