Sufflamen

As recorded: Sufflamen Jordan, 1916

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

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

15 Bishop specimens of Sufflamen · collected 1902–1978Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Sufflamen observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,576 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

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

2026-10-27

Okinawa, JP

(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26

627P+W39, Feeali, Malediven

(c) Markus Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Wailuku, HI, US

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

2026-10-24

MU

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

2026-10-24

Onna, Onna, Okinawa, JP

(c) Rex Jiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sufflamen. BPBM 2131. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38890081. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/2131.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38890081 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026