BPBM 24776Ichthyology

Asterorhombus

As recorded: Asterorhombus Tanaka, 1915

Animalia › Chordata › Pleuronectiformes › Bothidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, D. Pelicier, J.S. Dench, and R.M. BrayRobert M. Bray →John S. Dench →Daniel Pelicier →Johnson Randall →
Date: April 7, 1979
Locality: Mauritius; W coast; off Flic en Flac
Island: Mauritius
Depth: 57 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

12 Bishop specimens of Asterorhombus · collected 1956–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 7, 1979, J.E. Randall, D. Pelicier, J.S. Dench, and R.M. Bray also collected 2 other specimens.

Apogonichthyoides gardineri

Ichthyology

Plectranthias inermis

Ichthyology

Asterorhombus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-11.