
Priacanthus hamrur
Crescent-tail Bigeye
As recorded: Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Priacanthidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 16, 1977
- Locality
- Oman
- Island
- Oman
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 16, 1977, J.E. Randall also collected 10 other specimens.
Priacanthus hamrur observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,669 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Ägypten
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
FGW8+5GG, Dahab, Zuidelijke Sinaï 8772516, Egypte
(c) Victor Van Muylem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Manggarai Barat, ID-NT, ID
(c) Nicholas Buxton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Baie des Citrons, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie, NC
(c) cathyly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Safaja, EG-BA, EG
(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Priacanthus hamrur. BPBM 21454. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38212102. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21454.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38212102 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
