BPBM 18624Ichthyology

Sebastiscus

As recorded: Sebastiscus Jordan & Starks, 1904

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Sebastidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and W.L. ChanW.L. Chan →Johnson Randall →
Date: June 22, 1975
Locality: Hong Kong; SW side of Kau Sai Chau
Island: Hong Kong
Depth: 7 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

4 Bishop specimens of Sebastiscus · collected 1975–1978Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 22, 1975, J.E. Randall and W.L. Chan also collected 24+ other specimens.

Sebastiscus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 561 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.

2026-10-13

Selat Lombok, Petites Îles de la Sonde occidentales, ID

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

2026-10-12

Shushicho, Hirado, Nagasaki, JP

(c) Tomioka Masafumi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Maizuru, JP-KY, JP

(c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-10

Enoshima 2-Chōme, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, JP

(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-07

Hong Kong

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

2026-09-27

Yokohama, Kanagawa, JP

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

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Cite this specimen

Sebastiscus. BPBM 18624. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38633428. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18624.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38633428 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026