Paracirrhites forsteri

English: Blackside Hawkfish; Freckled Hawkfish (1), Hilupitikoa (1); Hawaiian: hilu piliko'a (1)

As recorded: Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, P.S. Lobel, J.L. Earle, K.S. Merrill, A.J. Dee, and D.K. IronsA.J. Dee →John L. Earle →D.K. Irons →P.S. Lobel →K.S. Merrill →Johnson Randall →
Date: April 9, 1984
Locality: Johnston Atoll; 500 meters NE of small boat channel; outside barrier reef
Island: Johnston Atoll
Depth: 12 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

57 Bishop specimens of Paracirrhites forsteri · collected 1901–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 9, 1984, J.E. Randall, P.S. Lobel, J.L. Earle, K.S. Merrill, A.J. Dee, and D.K. Irons also collected 24+ other specimens.

Paracirrhites forsteri observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,167 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Shuchah B22

(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

fish bowl, Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-21

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Paracirrhites forsteri. BPBM 29616. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37899941. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/29616.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37899941 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026