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Evistias acutirostris
Striped Boarfish
As recorded: Evistias acutirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pentacerotidae
- Date
- August 1975
- Locality
- Molokai; NE side; 1 mile off Pelekunu Valley
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Depth
- 30 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Evistias acutirostris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Japan
(c) ejin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Zhoushan, CN-ZJ, CN
(c) 李博恒, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Shimoda, JP-SZ, JP
(c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
日本、〒294-0315 千葉県館山市西川名
(c) akira_jp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
Matsuzaki, JP-SZ, JP
(c) osampokaeru, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-20
Unknown7, JP-SZ, JP
(c) Jodie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Evistias acutirostris. BPBM 28861. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36828913. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28861.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36828913 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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