BPBM 3446Ichthyology

Caracanthus typicus

Hawaiian Coral Croucher

As recorded: Caracanthus typicus Krøyer, 1845

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae

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

18 Bishop specimens of Caracanthus typicus · collected 1912–1991Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Caracanthus typicus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-08.

2026-08-08

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-20

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

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

2026-01-01

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-08

Hawaii, US

(c) Spike Pike, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-29

Maui County, US-HI, US

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

2025-07-05

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Caracanthus typicus. BPBM 3446. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35753890. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3446.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35753890 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026