Heteropriacanthus cruentatus

Glasseye

As recorded: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Priacanthidae

Collected by: T.T. Dranga
Date: April 1, 1927
Locality: Pearl and Hermes Reef
Island: Pearl and Hermes Atoll
Record type: Preserved specimen

39 Bishop specimens of Heteropriacanthus cruentatus · collected 1901–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1927, T.T. Dranga also collected 21 other specimens.

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 584 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

North Side, KY

(c) Dwight Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08

US

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

2026-10-04

Sint Maarten

(c) Clement BONNARDEL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

Sint Maarten

(c) Clement BONNARDEL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-06

Saint-François 97118, Guadeloupe

(c) Eloïse Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-19

North Atlantic Ocean, Bonaire, BQ

(c) Joseph Dougherty, MD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus. BPBM 3445. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 239227667. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3445.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 239227667 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026