Encheliophis homei
Silver Pearlfish
As recorded: Encheliophis homei (Richardson, 1846)
Animalia › Chordata › Ophidiiformes › Carapidae
- Collected by
- Pierre Wong, via Louise Wrobel
- Date
- 1991
- Locality
- Tahiti; Vairao
- Island
- Tahiti
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Encheliophis homei observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2017-05-19.
2017-05-19
Bua, Northern, Fiji
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-10-29
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-03-09
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Encheliophis homei. BPBM 31709. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36695841. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/31709.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36695841 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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