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Chanos chanos in life
In life — Milkfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) collmg9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BPBM 3513Ichthyology

Chanos chanos

Milkfish

As recorded: Chanos chanos (Forsskål, 1775)

Animalia › Chordata › Gonorynchiformes › Chanidae

Collected by
"Whippoorwill" Expedition (Trip A)
Date
August 1924
Locality
Fanning Island
Island
Fanning Island
Record type
Preserved specimen
9 Bishop specimens of Chanos chanos · collected 1924–1984Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Chanos chanos. BPBM 3513. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35929065. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3513.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Collection date fields disagree

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