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Pygoplites diacanthus
As recorded: Pygoplites diacanthus (Boddaert, 1772)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- January 29, 1987
- Locality
- Osprey Reef; S end; Rapid Horn; cave
- Island
- Osprey Reef
- Region
- Australia
- Coordinates
- -13.8833, 146.5330
- Depth
- 21 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 29, 1987, J.E. Randall also collected 19 other specimens.
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Still here: Pygoplites diacanthus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2017-12-23.
2017-12-23
Osprey Reef, Austrália
(c) João D'Andretta, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2004-08-17
North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea
(c) Richard Ling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2000-12-14
(c) Erik Schlögl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pygoplites diacanthus. BPBM 31760. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38360609. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/31760.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38360609 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026