Paraluteres prionurus
Mimic Filefish
As recorded: Paraluteres prionurus (Bleeker, 1851)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Monacanthidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- July 13, 1973
- Locality
- Guadalcanal; N side; 7 miles W of Honiara; from wreck of Japanese transport ship
- Island
- Guadalcanal
- Depth
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 13, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 8 other specimens.
Paraluteres prionurus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 650 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Bourail, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
MJRC+P9W, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Kaskazini 'A', TZ-ZN, TZ
(c) speedytiger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Apra Harbor, Guam
(c) Olivia Bañez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Paraluteres prionurus. BPBM 16053. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37898106. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16053.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37898106 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026