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Chlorurus japanensis
Redtail Parrotfish
As recorded: Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- July 11, 1973
- Locality
- Guadalcanal; N side; 7 miles W of Honiara; from wreck of Japanese transport ship
- Island
- Guadalcanal
- Depth
- 5 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 11, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 7 other specimens.
Chlorurus japanensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 130 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Fagamalo, Western District, American Samoa
(c) moranoch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Ba, FJ-W, FJ
(c) jeanetteatsnorkelsquad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Ba, FJ-W, FJ
(c) jeanetteatsnorkelsquad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chlorurus japanensis. BPBM 16047. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35970556. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16047.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35970556 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026