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Arothron manilensis
As recorded: Arothron manilensis (Marion de Procé, 1822)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae
- Collected by
- M.J. Gawel
- Date
- August 5, 1981
- Locality
- Kosrae; Lelu; mouth of Tofol Stream
- Island
- Kosrae
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1981, M.J. Gawel also collected 17 other specimens.
Arothron manilensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,236 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Baie des citrons centre, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Baie des citrons, sud, Nouméa
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Arothron manilensis. BPBM 28290. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35207899. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28290.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35207899 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
