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Onuxodon fowleri
Fowler's Pearlfish
As recorded: Onuxodon fowleri (Smith, 1955)
Animalia › Chordata › Ophidiiformes › Carapidae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney, aboard R/V "Pele"
- Date
- October 16, 1967
- Locality
- Pitcairn Island
- Island
- Pitcairn Island
- Depth
- 21 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 16, 1967, D.M. Devaney, aboard R/V "Pele" also collected 1 other specimen.
Onuxodon fowleri observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-10.
2025-10-10
Gau Island, Fiji
(c) craigjhowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-05-19
Lomaiviti, Fiji
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Onuxodon fowleri. BPBM 16436. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37817153. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16436.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37817153 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026