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BPBM 23549Ichthyology

Diodon holocanthus

English: Longspine Porcupinefish; Spiny Balloonish (1); Hawaiian: kokala; o'opu okala (1)

As recorded: Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Diodontidae

Collected by
R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 31, station 7station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 31 →
Date
May 26, 1967
Locality
Oahu; W side
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Coordinates
21.3500, -158.2170
Depth
18 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
31 Bishop specimens of Diodon holocanthus · collected 1923–1977Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 26, 1967, R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 31, station 7 also collected 2 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Diodon holocanthus. BPBM 23549. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36512810. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23549.

Record sources