Ostracion cubicus

As recorded: Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Ostraciidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: June 1, 1902
Locality: Nukuhiva
Island: Nukuhiva
Record type: Preserved specimen

32 Bishop specimens of Ostracion cubicus · collected 1900–1991Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1902, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ostracion cubicus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,979 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

MU

(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

5RWR+9X6, Al Hadaba, Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate 1963213, Ägypten

(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Lombok Barat, ID-NB, ID

(c) cr1970, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Marsá Mubārak, Égypte

(c) Virginie Zajdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ostracion cubicus. BPBM 2119. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37858446. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/2119.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37858446 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026