Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Longnose Filefish
As recorded: Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Monacanthidae
- Collected by
- H.G. Hornbostel
- Date
- 1925
- Locality
- Guam
- Island
- Guam
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Oxymonacanthus longirostris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,232 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Rewa, FJ-CE, FJ
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Wangiwangi Island, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Oxymonacanthus longirostris. BPBM 3478. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37866599. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3478.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37866599 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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