Polydactylus sexfilis

English: Pacific Threadin (1); Hawaiian: moi (1), Moi-lii (1)

As recorded: Polydactylus sexfilis (Valenciennes, 1831)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Polynemidae

Collected by: W.A. Gosline et al., aboard R/V "Hugh M. Smith"
Date: June 29, 1950
Locality: Midway Atoll; reef
Island: Midway Atoll
Record type: Preserved specimen

34 Bishop specimens of Polydactylus sexfilis · collected 1900–1984Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 29, 1950, W.A. Gosline et al., aboard R/V "Hugh M. Smith" also collected 22 other specimens.

Polydactylus sexfilis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-14.

2026-08-14

Wailea-Makena, HI, US

(c) Jacob Stagg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-27

Makena, HI 96753, USA

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

2026-02-24

Kihei, HI 96753, USA

no rights reserved

2026-02-23

Makena, HI 96753, USA

no rights reserved

2025-11-28

Ahihi Bay, Wailea-Makena, HI, US

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

2025-11-16

Koror, Palau, PW

(c) spis10, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Polydactylus sexfilis. BPBM 34888. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38174716. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/34888.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38174716 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026