Saurida

As recorded: Saurida Valenciennes, 1850

Animalia › Chordata › Aulopiformes › Synodontidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and H.T. KamiH.T. Kami →Johnson Randall →
Date: June 27, 1968
Locality: Guam; S of Uruno Point (about 10 miles NE of Agana)
Island: Guam
Depth: 23 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

23 Bishop specimens of Saurida · collected 1948–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 27, 1968, J.E. Randall and H.T. Kami also collected 21 other specimens.

Saurida observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 642 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

5R6J+74, Hurghada 1, Red Sea Governorate 1962607, Egypt

(c) Мартин Беноит, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Baie des citrons, sud, Nouméa

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

XWQ2+X8F, Hurghada 1, Red Sea Governorate 1960501, Ägypten

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

2026-10-07

Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG

(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

Redland Bal, AU-QL, AU

(c) Kian Hardcastle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG

(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Saurida. BPBM 17766. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38560026. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/17766.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38560026 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026