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Doryrhamphus excisus
English: Bluestripe Pipefish (1)
As recorded: Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup, 1856
Animalia › Chordata › Syngnathiformes › Syngnathidae
- Collected by
- T. Hayes and J.L. EarleJohn L. Earle →Therese Hayes →
- Date
- September 12, 1991
- Locality
- Midway Atoll; lagoon; under cargo pier
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 12, 1991, T. Hayes and J.L. Earle also collected 4 other specimens.
Doryrhamphus excisus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 102 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-24.
2026-09-24
Kagoshima, JP
(c) an2mc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Karang Asem, ID-BA, ID
(c) mattdowse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Western Samoa, WS
(c) briannarobertson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-06
Lembeh Island, Bitung City, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) divercraig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-01
Lembeh Strait, Indonésie
(c) iza91, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-24
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Shallow Reef, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Doryrhamphus excisus. BPBM 34798. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36538972. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/34798.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36538972 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026