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Parascorpaena mossambica in life
In life — Mozambique Scorpionfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Pauline Fey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pauline Fey
BPBM 19320Ichthyology

Parascorpaena mossambica

Mozambique Scorpionfish

As recorded: Parascorpaena mossambica (Peters, 1855)

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall and G.R. AllenGerald R. Allen →Johnson Randall →
Date
January 25, 1975
Locality
Ambon; SE shore of Ambon Bay, near entrance; Silale (village); rocky shore off point
Island
Ambon
Depth
3 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
16 Bishop specimens of Parascorpaena mossambica · collected 1971–1982Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 25, 1975, J.E. Randall and G.R. Allen also collected 13 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Parascorpaena mossambica. BPBM 19320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37904475. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19320.

Record sources