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BPBM 23828Ichthyology

Pterois sphex

English: Hawaiian Red Lionfish; Hawaiian Turkeyfish (1); Hawaiian: nohu pinao (1)

As recorded: Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann, 1903

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae

Collected by
R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 35, station 31station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 35 →
Date
April 7, 1968
Locality
Molokai; [off]; Penguin Bank
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
United States
Coordinates
21.2667, -157.2670
Depth
120 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
25 Bishop specimens of Pterois sphex · collected 1911–1972Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 7, 1968, R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 35, station 31 also collected 10 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Pterois sphex. BPBM 23828. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38327996. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23828.

Record sources