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Tetrosomus gibbosus
As recorded: Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Ostraciidae
- Collected by
- W.F. Smith-Vaniz, aboard M/V "Lemuru", station 4
- Date
- February 15, 1977
- Locality
- Bahrain; [off]
- Island
- Bahrain
- Depth
- 58 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Tetrosomus gibbosus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 237 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Safaja, EG-BA, EG
(c) andrey_smetanin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Dahab, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
(c) elegaer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-23
Eastern Province, LK
(c) boenci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
Bitung, ID-SW, ID
no rights reserved
2026-08-06
El Kura Bay, South Sinai, EG
(c) Maxim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
XWQ2+JRF, Hurghada 1, Red Sea Governorate 1960501, Ägypten
(c) Lias34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tetrosomus gibbosus. BPBM 30354. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39101445. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/30354.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39101445 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026