BPBM 20502Ichthyology

Fistularia petimba

Rough Flutemouth

As recorded: Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803

Animalia › Chordata › Syngnathiformes › Fistulariidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and K. Rama Rao, aboard F/V "Meena Gaveshini"Johnson Randall →K. Rama Rao →
Date: February 22, 1975
Locality: Madras; [off]
Island: Madras
Depth: 73 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

28 Bishop specimens of Fistularia petimba · collected 1901–1985Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 22, 1975, J.E. Randall and K. Rama Rao, aboard F/V "Meena Gaveshini" also collected 24+ other specimens.

Fistularia petimba observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-13.

2026-07-13

Gulf of America

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

2026-06-26

Angola

(c) Candice De Jongh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-28

Australia

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

2026-02-09

河西, 三亚市, 海南省, CN

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

2025-07-19

Nishiuraenashi, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0244, Japan

(c) Vladimir Dinets, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2024-12-19

VR4M+38Q, Bunder, Mangaluru, Karnataka 575001, India

(c) Avanthika Kamath, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Fistularia petimba. BPBM 20502. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36863147. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20502.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36863147 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026