Paracanthurus hepatus
Palette Tang
As recorded: Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae
- Collected by
- R.L. Pyle
- Date
- July 1, 1987
- Locality
- Kiritimati Atoll; channel between London and Cook Island
- Island
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Depth
- 11 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1987, R.L. Pyle also collected 1 other specimen.
Paracanthurus hepatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 538 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-16
Manggarai Barat, ID-NT, ID
(c) Nicholas Buxton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
'Second reef'
(c) MarineTom76, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
'Lighthouse Bommies'
(c) MarineTom76, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
'Lighthouse Bommies'
(c) MarineTom76, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
East Nusa Tenggara, ID
(c) Jaxon Cai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Paracanthurus hepatus. BPBM 31884. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37898641. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/31884.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37898641 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026