Myripristis hexagona
Double-tooth Soldierfish
As recorded: Myripristis hexagona (Lacepède, 1802)
Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 7, 1983
- Locality
- Tonga
- Island
- Tonga
- Identified by
- J.E. Randall, April 19962 April →Johnson Randall →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 7, 1983, J.E. Randall also collected 7 other specimens.
Myripristis hexagona observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 142 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-28.
2026-07-28
Bauan, PH-BT, PH
(c) Hugo Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Moalboal, PH-CB, PH
(c) Prat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Moalboal, PH-CB, PH
(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Moalboal, PH-CB, PH
(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Dolphin House Resort, Moalboal, 6032 Lalawigan ng Cebu, Philippines
(c) SLouisy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Moalboal, PH-CB, PH
(c) Prat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Myripristis hexagona. BPBM 37102. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37632327. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37102.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37632327 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026