Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri

As recorded: Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri Randall & Greenfield, 2004

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae

Collected by: M.L. Kulbicki, J.E. Randall, P.J. Doherty, and C. GoiranPeter J. Doherty →Clair Goiran →Michel L. Kulbicki →Johnson Randall →
Date: August 29, 1988
Locality: Chesterfield Islands; lagoon; S end; patch reef
Island: Chesterfield Islands
Depth: 3 m
Type status: Paratype
Record type: Preserved specimen

4 Bishop specimens of Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri · collected 1988–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 29, 1988, M.L. Kulbicki, J.E. Randall, P.J. Doherty, and C. Goiran also collected 24+ other specimens.

Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-28.

2025-09-28

West Coast Road Taveuni, Fiji

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

2025-04-04

Gneering Shoals, Queensland, Australia

(c) Kelly-Anne Masterman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-02

Wooli NSW 2462, Australia

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

2022-11-23

Maroochy - Coastal North, AU-QL, AU

(c) Graham McMartin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2019-10-08

Bua, Northern, Fiji

(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-06-28

Somosomo Strait, Fidschi

(c) Susanne Spindler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Cite this specimen

Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri. BPBM 33775. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38628246. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33775.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38628246 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026