Balistes
As recorded: Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae
3 Bishop specimens of Balistes · collected 1900–1900Species page ›Collected the same day
On July 13, 1900, A. Seale also collected 6 other specimens.
Balistes observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1900. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36,725 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Ägypten
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Ägypten
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Green Island, AU
(c) wild_felix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Okinawa, JP
(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Balistes. BPBM 229. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35417037. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/229.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35417037 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026