
Iniistius celebicus
Bronzespot Razorfish
As recorded: Iniistius celebicus (Bleeker, 1856)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.L. Earle
- Date
- February 25, 1992
- Locality
- New South Wales; Middleton Reef; off entrance to lagoon W of wreck of Japanese longliner
- Island
- New South Wales
- Depth
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 25, 1992, J.L. Earle also collected 2 other specimens.
Iniistius celebicus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-25.

2026-05-25
Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Atreau Hennessey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-17
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ambrose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-13
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Levi Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-08
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-15
Maui, Hawaii, USA
(c) Daniel Moth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-06
Aur Atoll, RMI
(c) Raphael Forns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Iniistius celebicus. BPBM 35028. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39727971. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/35028.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39727971 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
