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Pentapodus caninus
As recorded: Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Nemipteridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- December 19, 1974
- Locality
- Kwajalein Atoll; southern part of lagoon; patch reef
- Island
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Depth
- 20 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 19, 1974, J.E. Randall also collected 16 other specimens.
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Centropyge bicolor
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Centropyge loriculus
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Chlorurus bleekeri
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Chromis xanthura
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Chrysiptera caeruleolineata
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Corythoichthys schultzi
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Ctenochaetus
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Labropsis micronesica
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Oxycheilinus celebicus
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Parupeneus barberinoides
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Pseudanthias bartlettorum
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Pseudanthias bartlettorum
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Pseudanthias dispar
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Pseudodax moluccanus
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Xanthichthys auromarginatus
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Pentapodus caninus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 68 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-16.
2026-08-16
North Pacific Ocean, Santa Rita, Guam, US
(c) IHUNTA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-15
Taytay, PH-PL, PH
(c) Jules Cadiou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-11
Morotai Island Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia
(c) TGriffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-07
Morotai Island Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia
(c) TGriffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-06
Philippines
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-20
W36X+JR, Tioman Island, Pahang, Malaysia
(c) Chee Koi Jun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pentapodus caninus. BPBM 17975. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37960119. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/17975.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37960119 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026