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Paracirrhites forsteri
English: Blackside Hawkfish; Freckled Hawkfish (1), Hilupitikoa (1); Hawaiian: hilu piliko'a (1)
As recorded: Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Bryan
- Date
- August 1902
- Locality
- Minami Tori Shima
- Island
- Minami Tori Shima
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Paracirrhites forsteri observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,175 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Shuchah B22
(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
fish bowl, Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Paracirrhites forsteri. BPBM 2428. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37901513. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/2428.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37901513 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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