Pseudanthias hypselosoma

Stocky Anthias

As recorded: Pseudanthias hypselosoma Bleeker, 1878

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: March 12, 1983
Locality: Vavau Group; Fonua Unga Island, SW side
Island: Vavau Group
Depth: 25 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

12 Bishop specimens of Pseudanthias hypselosoma · collected 1971–1990Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 12, 1983, J.E. Randall also collected 24+ 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 28881. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38242458. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28881.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38242458 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026