Cirrhitus pinnulatus

English: Stocky Hawkfish (2); Hawaiian: po'opa'a (1)

As recorded: Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Forster, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, J.L. Earle, T. Hayes, and R.L. PyleJohn L. Earle →Therese Hayes →Richard L. Pyle →Johnson Randall →
Date: September 16, 1991
Locality: Midway Atoll; Sand Island, SE side; 200 meters SW of bulk garbage pier; outside reef; caves
Island: Midway Atoll
Depth: 8 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

40 Bishop specimens of Cirrhitus pinnulatus · collected 1901–2010Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 16, 1991, J.E. Randall, J.L. Earle, T. Hayes, and R.L. Pyle also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cirrhitus pinnulatus. BPBM 34819. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36011553. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/34819.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36011553 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026