Scarus
As recorded: Scarus Forsskål, 1775
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- January 24, 1975
- Locality
- Ambon; SE shore of Ambon Bay, near entrance; point at NW side of Silale (village)
- Island
- Ambon
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 24, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 3 other specimens.
Scarus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36,678 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Cockburn, AU-WA, AU
(c) Alex Fox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-27
Uepi, Solomon Islands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Shuchah D14
(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Shuchah D15
(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Shuchah B22
(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Scarus. BPBM 19296. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38591738. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19296.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38591738 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026