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Cyclichthys orbicularis in life
In life — Shortspine Porcupinefish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Pauline Walsh Jacobson
BPBM 24320Ichthyology

Cyclichthys orbicularis

Shortspine Porcupinefish

As recorded: Cyclichthys orbicularis (Bloch, 1785)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Diodontidae

Collected by
R/V "Anton Bruun" cruise 9, International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE)International Indian Ocean Expedition →V Anton Bruun cruise 9 →
Date
December 17, 1964
Locality
Somalia; [off]
Island
Somalia
Region
Somalia
Coordinates
11.3000, 51.1333
Depth
27 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
13 Bishop specimens of Cyclichthys orbicularis · collected 1964–1988Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 17, 1964, R/V "Anton Bruun" cruise 9, International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE) also collected 1 other specimen.

Cite this specimen

Cyclichthys orbicularis. BPBM 24320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36245944. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/24320.

Record sources