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Chlorurus bowersi
As recorded: Chlorurus bowersi (Snyder, 1909)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- July 9, 1986
- Locality
- Augulpelu Reef; S side
- Island
- Augulpelu Reef
- Depth
- 9 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 9, 1986, J.E. Randall also collected 9 other specimens.
Chlorurus bowersi observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 95 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.
2026-10-16
Okinawa, JP
(c) Mina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Malaysia
(c) Niko Ioannidis, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-14
(c) oliver_wu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-09
Malaysia
(c) jadonh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Okinawa, JP
(c) oliver_wu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Kagoshima, JP
(c) Jon Aull, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chlorurus bowersi. BPBM 31415. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38588977. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/31415.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38588977 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026