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Alepisaurus
As recorded: Alepisaurus Lowe, 1833
Animalia › Chordata › Aulopiformes › Alepisauridae
- Collected by
- R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 24, station 5station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 24 →
- Date
- June 6, 1966
- Locality
- Hawaii; off Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Alepisaurus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 213 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-13.

2026-09-13
(c) Jacob Sorrentino, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-03
Ballyhoo Rd, Unalaska, AK, US
(c) Max, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-26
AK, US
(c) Justin Hofman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-26
AK, US
(c) Justin Hofman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-20
Unalaska, AK, US
(c) Max, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-11
Seal Rock, OR 97376, USA
(c) Ethan Allred, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Alepisaurus. BPBM 25928. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34892364. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/25928.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34892364 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
