Dascyllus aruanus
Humbug Dascyllus
As recorded: Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae
- Collected by
- Paul M. Taylor
- Date
- May 31, 1979
- Locality
- Halmahera; Kampung Pasir Putih; rocky shore
- Island
- Halmahera
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dascyllus aruanus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,162 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Ilot Maître - Nouméa
(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Sylvia Resort, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Sylvia Resort, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Gusukube, Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan
(c) Mina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dascyllus aruanus. BPBM 31064. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36335136. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/31064.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36335136 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026