Cheilodactylus pixi

As recorded: Cheilodactylus pixi Smith, 1980

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cheilodactylidae

Collected by: M.M. Smith
Locality: South Africa (Indian)
Island: South Africa (Indian)
Record type: Preserved specimen

Cheilodactylus pixi observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 61 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-05.

2026-07-05

whittle rock false bay

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-07-05

whittle rock false bay

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-04-26

City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA

(c) Dr Cleeve Robertson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-24

outer castle Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-09-20

rambler north false bay

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-05-17

atlantis reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Cheilodactylus pixi. BPBM 22577. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35941362. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/22577.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35941362 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026