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Pomacanthus navarchus
Bluegirdle Angelfish
As recorded: Euxiphipops navarchus (Cuvier, 1831)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, B. Goldman, and L. GoldmanB. Goldman →L. Goldman →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- July 26, 1973
- Locality
- Alite Reef; lagoon reef
- Island
- Alite Reef
- Depth
- 7 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 26, 1973, J.E. Randall, B. Goldman, and L. Goldman also collected 3 other specimens.
Pomacanthus navarchus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 491 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Central Sulawesi, ID
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Uepi, Solomon Islands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID
(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Manggarai Barat, ID-NT, ID
(c) Nicholas Buxton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Manado, Bunaken (Laut), ID-SW, ID
(c) Tony Eales, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-09-17
Manado, Bunaken (Laut), ID-SW, ID
(c) Tony Eales, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Pomacanthus navarchus. BPBM 16215. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36832290. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16215.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36832290 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026