Priacanthus prolixus
Elongate Bulleye
As recorded: Priacanthus prolixus Starnes, 1988
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Priacanthidae
- Collected by
- Local fishermen, via J.E. Randall
- Date
- February 15, 1980
- Locality
- Kerala State; Vizhinjam fishing harbor
- Island
- Kerala State
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 15, 1980, Local fishermen, via J.E. Randall also collected 6 other specimens.
Priacanthus prolixus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-29.
2025-07-29
M8W2+8CH, Jalaripeta, Port Area, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530001, India
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2023-08-31
M8W2+G6R, Jalaripeta, Port Area, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530001, India
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2023-08-21
M8W2+8CH, Jalaripeta, Port Area, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530001, India
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2023-08-04
M8W2+8CH, Jalaripeta, Port Area, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530001, India
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2023-08-01
M8W2+G6R, Jalaripeta, Port Area, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530001, India
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2023-07-19
M8W2+G6R, Jalaripeta, Port Area, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530001, India
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Priacanthus prolixus. BPBM 27730. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38210411. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27730.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38210411 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026