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Cirripectes obscurus
As recorded: Cirripectes obscurus (Borodin, 1927)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- September 17, 1991
- Locality
- Midway Atoll; Sand Island, SE side; 200 meters SW of bulk garbage pier; surge zone at edge of reef
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 17, 1991, J.E. Randall also collected 1 other specimen.
Cirripectes obscurus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-19.
2025-08-19
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) catta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-01-26
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Peter Krottje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-09-07
Pupukea, HI
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-09-06
Pupukea, HI
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-08-24
Pupukea, HI
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-08-23
Pupukea, HI
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cirripectes obscurus. BPBM 34861. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36013059. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/34861.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36013059 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026