Photoblepharon palpebratum

Onefin Flashlightfish

As recorded: Photoblepharon palpebratum (Boddaert, 1781)

Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Anomalopidae

Collected by: C. Arneson
Date: January 3, 1984
Locality: Kwajalein Atoll; S end; Ennubuj (=Carlson) islet; ocean side
Island: Kwajalein Atoll
Depth: 22 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

Photoblepharon palpebratum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-13.

2026-06-13

Malaysia

(c) Aiman Azmi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2016-11-10

Ra, Fiji

(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Photoblepharon palpebratum. BPBM 29665. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38018609. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/29665.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38018609 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026