Canthidermis maculata
Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish
As recorded: Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae
- Collected by
- Local fishermen, via J.E. Randall
- Date
- February 14, 1980
- Locality
- Kerala State; Vizhinjam fishing harbor
- Island
- Kerala State
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 14, 1980, Local fishermen, via J.E. Randall also collected 13 other specimens.
Epinephelus undulosus
Ichthyology
Lagocephalus sceleratus
Ichthyology
Myripristis murdjan
Ichthyology
Nemipterus
Ichthyology
Nemipterus bipunctatus
Ichthyology
Nemipterus peronii
Ichthyology
Neopomacentrus cyanomos
Ichthyology
Neopomacentrus sororius
Ichthyology
Opistognathus nigromarginatus
Ichthyology
Rhabdosargus sarba
Ichthyology
Saurida
Ichthyology
Scolopsis
Ichthyology
Scolopsis vosmeri
Ichthyology
Canthidermis maculata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 172 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
日本、〒517-0004 三重県鳥羽市菅島町
(c) sugashima_mar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
429 Sugashimachō, Toba, Mie 517-0004, Japan
(c) Seikou S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Santa Cruz, CR-GU, CR
(c) tomdurkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-16
Sri Lanka
(c) leekelai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Canthidermis maculata. BPBM 27697. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35750998. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27697.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35750998 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026