Scarus festivus
Festive Parrotfish
As recorded: Scarus festivus Valenciennes, 1840
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- December 7, 1974
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; "Pole Pinnacle" reef in lagoon near deep channel (East Channel)
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 12 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Scarus festivus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-21.
2026-06-21
Rota, MP
(c) nmi_fishguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-10
Aka Island
(c) Lana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-06
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Bryan J, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-22
PQJH+JX Karumpa, Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) TGriffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-22
Selayar, ID-SE, ID
(c) BDBishop, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-05
TW
(c) R Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scarus festivus. BPBM 18007. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38590398. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18007.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38590398 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026