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BPBM 24911Ichthyology
Melichthys vidua
English: Pinktail Triggerfish; Pinktail Durgon (1); Hawaiian: humuhumu hiu kole (1)
As recorded: Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae
- Collected by
- R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 67, station 3station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 67 →
- Date
- October 24, 1975
- Locality
- Northwestern Hawaiian Islands; Middle Bank (between Nihoa and Necker)
- Island
- Mokumanamana
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 22.7333, -161.0670
- Depth
- 64 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 24, 1975, R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 67, station 3 also collected 8 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Melichthys vidua. BPBM 24911. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37535099. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/24911.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37535099 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026