Cirripectes alboapicalis
Whitedotted Blenny
As recorded: Cirripectes alboapicalis (Ogilby, 1899)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and N. YoungJohnson Randall →N.Y. Young →
- Date
- December 31, 1970
- Locality
- Pitcairn Island; large tidepools near Christian's Point
- Island
- Pitcairn Island
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 31, 1970, J.E. Randall and N. Young also collected 12 other specimens.
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Alticus
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Blenniella gibbifrons
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Chaetodon lunula
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Gymnothorax australicola
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Gymnothorax eurostus
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Kuhlia sandvicensis
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Kyphosus pacificus
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Muraenichthys
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Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus
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Rhabdoblennius nitidus
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Sebastapistes mauritiana
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Cirripectes alboapicalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-02.
2026-05-02
Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) canto-i, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-06
Norfolk Island
(c) mscott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-30
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
(c) Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2022-03-17
Algal Hole South
(c) Josh Moloney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-02-20
Malabar, Lord Howe Island, NSW
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2016-01-06
Lord Howe Island, AU-NS, AU
(c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cirripectes alboapicalis. BPBM 16730. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36009272. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16730.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36009272 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026