Dactyloptena orientalis
Oriental Flying Gurnard
As recorded: Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier, 1829)
Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Dactylopteridae
- Collected by
- R/V "Hugh M. Smith" cruise 47, station 8station →V Hugh M. Smith cruise 47 →
- Date
- October 11, 1958
- Locality
- Oahu; off Kaena Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5333, -158.3670
- Depth
- 167 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 11, 1958, R/V "Hugh M. Smith" cruise 47, station 8 also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Dactyloptena orientalis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-07-23.
2023-07-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Shallow Reef, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-10-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Shallow Reef, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-07-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Shallow Reef, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-07-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Shallow Reef, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dactyloptena orientalis. BPBM 26870. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36330376. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/26870.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36330376 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026