BPBM 20024Ichthyology
Centropyge multispinis
Brown Pygmy Angelfish
As recorded: Centropyge multispinis (Playfair, 1867)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- October 20, 1973
- Locality
- Réunion; Cap Homard
- Island
- RéUnion
- Region
- Réunion
- Coordinates
- -21.0250, 55.2167
- Depth
- 22 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 20, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Centropyge multispinis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-17.
2025-12-17
plongée trois bassin
(c) James Lefebvre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-15
Cap la houssaye
(c) James Lefebvre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Centropyge multispinis. BPBM 20024. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35864944. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20024.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35864944 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026