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Pervagor spilosoma
English: Hawaiian Fantail Filefish (1); Hawaiian: o-ili uwi uwi (1)
As recorded: Pervagor spilosoma (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Monacanthidae
- Collected by
- F.K. Watanabe
- Date
- November 18, 1981
- Locality
- St. Rogatien Bank
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 18, 1981, F.K. Watanabe also collected 3 other specimens.
Pervagor spilosoma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 67 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-06.
2026-01-06
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-20
HI, US
(c) Taylor Justason, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-13
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-05-09
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Matthew Bokach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-28
Electric Beach North
(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-11-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pervagor spilosoma. BPBM 28348. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37978130. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28348.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37978130 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026