BPBM 246Ichthyology

Ostracion

As recorded: Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Ostraciidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: June 14, 1900
Locality: Guam
Island: Guam
Record type: Preserved specimen

17 Bishop specimens of Ostracion · collected 1900–1985Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 14, 1900, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ostracion observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1900. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,501 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Pacific Ocean, Galapagos, EC

(c) Itai Grisaru, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Curaçao

(c) The Little Green Boat (Curaçao), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Mosman, NSW, AU

(c) phibsj, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2026-10-27

Karangasem, Bali, ID

(c) Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Mowbray, AU

(c) Sofi Forsman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

MU

(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ostracion. BPBM 246. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37856949. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/246.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37856949 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026