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Arothron hispidus in life
In life — White-spotted Puffer, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Luis P. B., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Luis P. B.
BPBM 26334Ichthyology

Arothron hispidus

White-spotted Puffer

As recorded: Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae

Collected by
R/V "Hugh M. Smith" cruise 43, station 25station →V Hugh M. Smith cruise 43 →
Date
January 25, 1958
Locality
Nukuhiva; Haka Ui
Island
Nukuhiva
Region
French Polynesia
Coordinates
-8.9500, -140.1500
Record type
Preserved specimen
37 Bishop specimens of Arothron hispidus · collected 1903–1996Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Arothron hispidus. BPBM 26334. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35210466. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/26334.

Record sources