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Pseudanthias hypselosoma
As recorded: Pseudanthias hypselosoma Bleeker, 1878
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- February 21, 1983
- Locality
- Tongatapu Island; Fafa Island, SW side
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Depth
- 15 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 21, 1983, J.E. Randall also collected 6 other specimens.
Pseudanthias hypselosoma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 217 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
MJ8V+958, Jl. I Ketut Natih, Purwakerti, Kec. Abang, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Yanutha Island
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Yanutha Island
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-04
Passe de Boulari extérieur - Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-02
South Park, Tubbataha
(c) BDBishop, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31
North Narooma NSW 2546, Australia
(c) offshore_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pseudanthias hypselosoma. BPBM 28866. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38242220. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28866.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38242220 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
