Centropyge vrolikii

Pearlscale Angelfish

As recorded: Centropyge vrolikii (Bleeker, 1853)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: July 21, 1973
Locality: Guadalcanal; N side; reef off W end of Honiara
Island: Guadalcanal
Depth: 10 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

19 Bishop specimens of Centropyge vrolikii · collected 1966–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 21, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 20 other specimens.

Centropyge vrolikii observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 752 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Uepi, Solomon Islands

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Lipah Beach

(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU

(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13

Manggarai Barat, ID-NT, ID

(c) Nicholas Buxton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Centropyge vrolikii. BPBM 16161. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35870113. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16161.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35870113 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026