
Paraluteres
Mimic Filefishes
As recorded: Paraluteres Bleeker, 1865
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Monacanthidae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- February 13, 1979
- Locality
- Ko Miang; W side
- Island
- Ko Miang
- Depth
- 8 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Paraluteres observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 650 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Bourail, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
MJRC+P9W, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Kaskazini 'A', TZ-ZN, TZ
(c) speedytiger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Apra Harbor, Guam
(c) Olivia Bañez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Paraluteres. BPBM 22782. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37898737. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/22782.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37898737 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
