Diodon
As recorded: Diodon Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Diodontidae
- Collected by
- R.M. McNair
- Date
- January 9, 1971
- Locality
- Pitcairn Island; reef off Bounty Bay
- Island
- Pitcairn Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Diodon observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18,838 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Curaçao
(c) The Little Green Boat (Curaçao), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Centro, 82000 Mazatlán, Sin., México
(c) Skyefauna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Coogee WA 6166, Australia
(c) AmilaDG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Pacific Ocean, Tokyo, JP
(c) leahbergman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Ocean Dr, South Bunbury, WA, AU
(c) inat_official, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Curaçao
(c) The Little Green Boat (Curaçao), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Diodon. BPBM 16816. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36511634. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16816.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36511634 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026