BPBM 23971Ichthyology
Sphoeroides pachygaster
Blunthead Puffer
As recorded: Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae
- Collected by
- R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 36, station 21station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 36 →
- Date
- May 4, 1968
- Locality
- Molokai; [off]; Penguin Bank
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1667, -157.4170
- Depth
- 180 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 4, 1968, R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 36, station 21 also collected 3 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Sphoeroides pachygaster. BPBM 23971. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38742537. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23971.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38742537 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026