BPBM 2162Ichthyology

Lutjanus fulvus

Blacktail Snapper

As recorded: Lutjanus fulvus (Forster, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Lutjanidae

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

42 Bishop specimens of Lutjanus fulvus · collected 1900–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Lutjanus fulvus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,635 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

818 N Marine Corps Drive Piti, 5524, 96915, Guam

(c) Olivia Bañez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Okinawa, JP

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

2026-10-21

Qamea, Fiji

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

South Pacifc Ocean

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

2026-10-18

Qamea, Fiji

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

台灣屏東縣恆春鎮

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

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Cite this specimen

Lutjanus fulvus. BPBM 2162. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37473307. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/2162.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37473307 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026