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Hirculops cornifer
Highbrow Rockskipper
As recorded: Hirculops cornifer menos Smith, 1959
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, M.M. Smith, and W. HollemanW. Holleman →Johnson Randall →Mrs. Arthur Smith →
- Date
- June 30, 1977
- Locality
- KwaZulu-Natal; 6 miles S of Sodwana Bay; tidepool
- Island
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 30, 1977, J.E. Randall, M.M. Smith, and W. Holleman also collected 3 other specimens.
Hirculops cornifer observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-10.
2026-09-10
Ras Mohammed National Park, EG-JS-SS, EG-JS, EG
(c) Дэниал Юркевич, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-05
Hurghada, Mer Rouge, Égypte
(c) David Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-13
Second Sharm Al Shiekh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
(c) Alexandra Laking, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-11
Marsa 'Alam, EG-BA, EG
(c) Sebastian Graf von Görtz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-08-31
Qesm Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2010-08-20
Ras Mohammed National Park, EG-JS-SS, EG-JS, EG
(c) ralphaba, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hirculops cornifer. BPBM 21763. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37192338. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21763.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37192338 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026