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Physiculus in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Daniel, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Daniel
BPBM 31707Ichthyology

Physiculus

As recorded: Physiculus Kaup, 1858

Animalia › Chordata › Gadiformes › Moridae

Collected by
Chee Fat Georges (local fisherman), via Louise Wrobel
Date
November 28, 1990
Locality
Tahiti; Papara; outside reef
Island
Tahiti
Depth
300 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
5 Bishop specimens of Physiculus · collected 1971–1990Species page ›

Physiculus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-02.

Physiculus observed 2026-05-02

2026-05-02

United States

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

Physiculus observed 2026-01-03

2026-01-03

(c) mitsuki1337, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Physiculus observed 2024-12-20

2024-12-20

India

(c) Venkatesh Saroj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Physiculus observed 2024-12-04

2024-12-04

Ecuador

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

Physiculus observed 2024-09-13

2024-09-13

San Pedro Channel, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, US

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

Physiculus observed 2023-07-20

2023-07-20

(c) Camille Ayrea, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Physiculus. BPBM 31707. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 239229949. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/31707.

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