BPBM 30028Ichthyology

Pardachirus pavoninus

Peacock Sole

As recorded: Pardachirus pavoninus (Lacepède, 1802)

Animalia › Chordata › Pleuronectiformes › Soleidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and F.G. WörnerJohnson Randall →F.G. Wörner →
Date: February 14, 1984
Locality: Indonesia
Island: Indonesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

8 Bishop specimens of Pardachirus pavoninus · collected 1972–1994Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 14, 1984, J.E. Randall and F.G. Wörner also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pardachirus pavoninus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 272 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17

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

2026-10-17

South Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia

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

2026-10-05

Bali, ID

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

2026-09-13

South Ninepin Island, New Territories, Hong Kong

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

2026-08-30

Iboih, Sukakarya, Sabang City, Aceh, Indonesia

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

2026-08-25

Shenzhen, CN-GD, CN

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Pardachirus pavoninus. BPBM 30028. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37908350. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/30028.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37908350 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026