BPBM 23075Ichthyology

Atherion elymus

Pickleface Hardyhead

As recorded: Atherion elymus Jordan & Starks, 1901

Animalia › Chordata › Atheriniformes › Atherinidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, R.P.H. Rutherford, and R. RandallJohnson Randall →Richard H. Randall →R.P.H. Rutherford →G.W. Tribble →
Date: June 28, 1978
Locality: Taiwan; N coast; W side of peninsula at Yeh-Liu; rocky shore
Island: Taiwan
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

4 Bishop specimens of Atherion elymus · collected 1978–1991Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 28, 1978, J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, R.P.H. Rutherford, and R. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.

Atherion elymus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-09.

2024-07-09

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

2020-07-29

日本、〒248-0033 神奈川県鎌倉市腰越

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Atherion elymus. BPBM 23075. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35321076. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23075.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35321076 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026