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BPBM 25105Ichthyology

Diodon holocanthus

English: Longspine Porcupinefish; Spiny Balloonish (1); Hawaiian: kokala; o'opu okala (1)

As recorded: Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Diodontidae

Collected by
R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 32, station 9station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 32 →
Date
July 15, 1967
Locality
Oahu; W side
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Coordinates
21.3667, -158.2330
Depth
21 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
31 Bishop specimens of Diodon holocanthus · collected 1923–1977Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On July 15, 1967, R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 32, station 9 also collected 2 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Diodon holocanthus. BPBM 25105. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36510076. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/25105.

Record sources