Lutjanus boutton
Button Snapper
As recorded: Lutjanus boutton (Lacepède, 1802)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Lutjanidae
- Date
- January 26, 1984
- Locality
- Lombok; E side; Labuhan Pandan
- Island
- Lombok
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 26, 1984, Local fishermen, via J.E. Randall and F.G. Wörner also collected 4 other specimens.
Lutjanus boutton observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-18.
2025-10-18
Talasea District, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-15
346C+W2 Lumira, Kaimana Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) TGriffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-11
CJ53+X6X Sauwandarek Jetty (dive site), Sauandarek, Meos Mansar, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Bryan J, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-19
Halmahera Selatan, ID-MU, ID
(c) TGriffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-28
North Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Nico K. Michiels, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-02-04
Kaimana Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Andreas Muljadi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lutjanus boutton. BPBM 29762. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37472655. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/29762.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37472655 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026