BPBM 23959Ichthyology

Callionymus decoratus

Longtail Dragonet

As recorded: Callionymus decoratus (Gilbert, 1905)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Callionymidae

Collected by: R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 36, station 20station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 36 →
Date: May 3, 1968
Locality: Oahu; NW side; off Haleiwa
Island: Oʻahu
Region: United States
Coordinates: 21.6167, -158.2000
Depth: 101 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

27 Bishop specimens of Callionymus decoratus · collected 1906–2006Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 3, 1968, R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 36, station 20 also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Callionymus decoratus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-09-24.

2021-09-24

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-04-04

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Callionymus decoratus. BPBM 23959. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35686976. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23959.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35686976 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026