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Sphoeroides pachygaster in life
In life — Blunthead Puffer, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Robertson Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BPBM 24089Ichthyology

Sphoeroides pachygaster

Blunthead Puffer

As recorded: Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae

Collected by
R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 40, station 31station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 40 →
Date
November 11, 1968
Locality
Molokai; N side
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
United States
Coordinates
21.2500, -157.1330
Depth
124 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
20 Bishop specimens of Sphoeroides pachygaster · collected 1907–1985Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On November 11, 1968, R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 40, station 31 also collected 4 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Sphoeroides pachygaster. BPBM 24089. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38742609. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/24089.

Record sources