Heteropriacanthus cruentatus

Glasseye

As recorded: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Priacanthidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: January 15, 1971
Locality: Ducie Atoll; W side; outer reef; small cave
Island: Ducie Atoll
Depth: 12 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

39 Bishop specimens of Heteropriacanthus cruentatus · collected 1901–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 15, 1971, J.E. Randall also collected 22 other specimens.

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 584 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

North Side, KY

(c) Dwight Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08

US

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

2026-10-04

Sint Maarten

(c) Clement BONNARDEL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

Sint Maarten

(c) Clement BONNARDEL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-06

Saint-François 97118, Guadeloupe

(c) Eloïse Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-19

North Atlantic Ocean, Bonaire, BQ

(c) Joseph Dougherty, MD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus. BPBM 17169. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 239228022. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/17169.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 239228022 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026