Ablennes hians
Flat Needlefish
As recorded: Ablennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846)
Animalia › Chordata › Beloniformes › Belonidae
- Collected by
- W.F. Smith-Vaniz
- Date
- February 23, 1977
- Locality
- Bahrain
- Island
- Bahrain
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 23, 1977, W.F. Smith-Vaniz also collected 5 other specimens.
Ablennes hians observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 86 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-11.
2026-08-11
Pamunugama Road, Negombo, Western Province, LK
(c) leekelai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Pamunugama Road, Negombo, Western Province, LK
(c) leekelai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Mar de Cortés, MX
(c) Claudia Meza Valdez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-02
Awhanjigoh, Lagos, Nigeria
(c) Adedotun Ajibade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-04
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-03
North Pacific Ocean, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ablennes hians. BPBM 21281. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090175413. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21281.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090175413 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026