Pseudanthias townsendi

Townsend's Anthias

As recorded: Pseudanthias townsendi (Boulenger, 1897)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, L.J. McCarthy, B.E. Stanaland, and A.B. TarrLinda J. McCarthy →Johnson Randall →Brock E. Stanaland →A. Bradley Tarr →
Date: September 13, 1985
Locality: Jana Island; SE side; base of drop-off
Island: Jana Island
Depth: 16 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

7 Bishop specimens of Pseudanthias townsendi · collected 1963–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 13, 1985, J.E. Randall, L.J. McCarthy, B.E. Stanaland, and A.B. Tarr also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pseudanthias townsendi observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-28.

2025-04-28

Al Munnasir wreck

(c) mken0403, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-01-01

Barka, OM-BS, OM

(c) Franco Colnago, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pseudanthias townsendi. BPBM 33360. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38244125. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33360.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38244125 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026