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BPBM 36943Ichthyology

Genicanthus melanospilos

As recorded: Genicanthus melanospilos (Bleeker, 1857)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae

Collected by
R.L. Pyle and J.L. EarleJohn L. Earle →Richard L. Pyle →
Date
December 8, 1995
Locality
Normanby Island; [off]; "Pohle's Reef"
Region
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-9.8783, 150.7710
Depth
82 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
5 Bishop specimens of Genicanthus melanospilos · collected 1970–1995Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 8, 1995, R.L. Pyle and J.L. Earle also collected 12 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Genicanthus melanospilos. BPBM 36943. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36930115. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/36943.

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