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Kyphosus vaigiensis
As recorded: Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Kyphosidae
- Collected by
- R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 41, station 177station →V Charles H. Gilbert cruise 41 →
- Date
- August 24, 1958
- Locality
- Oahu; NE side; Kaneohe Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Kyphosus vaigiensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,591 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Boca Raton, FL, US
(c) Lawson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) bajaben, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Wall St, Key West, FL, US
(c) cronulla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Wall St, Key West, FL, US
(c) JimsWildLife, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Port Everglades Channel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
(c) aidantonidandel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Broward County, FL, USA
(c) Corey Callaghan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Kyphosus vaigiensis. BPBM 25178. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37315653. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/25178.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37315653 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026