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Canthigaster margaritata
As recorded: Canthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and A. LevyAushalom Levy →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- September 21, 1974
- Locality
- Sharm el-Moya
- Island
- Sharm El-Moya
- Depth
- 22 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 21, 1974, J.E. Randall and A. Levy also collected 16 other specimens.
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Ecsenius aroni
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Ecsenius gravieri
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Epinephelus chlorostigma
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Gymnothorax undulatus
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Neoniphon sammara
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Plagiotremus townsendi
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Pomacentrus
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Priolepis cincta
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Pristiapogon exostigma
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Pseudocheilinus evanidus
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Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
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Pseudochromis springeri
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Canthigaster margaritata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 306 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
5RWR+9X6, Al Hadaba, Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate 1963213, Ägypten
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG
(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG
(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG
(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG
(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
South Sinai, EG
(c) barneyuk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Canthigaster margaritata. BPBM 18205. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35750057. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18205.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35750057 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026