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Torquigener florealis
English: Floral Puffer (1)
As recorded: Torquigener florealis (Cope, 1871)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae
- Collected by
- Christina M.S. Mau, Emmanuel Aguon, Daisy L. Galario, Catherine Nguyen, and Liza SagutoEmmanuel Aguon →Daisy L. Galario →Christina M.S. Mau →Catherine Nguyen →Liza Saguto →
- Date
- June 11, 1996
- Locality
- Oahu; S side; Black Point; inshore in shallow water
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Identified by
- A.Y. Suzumoto, 20 November 19976 November →Arnold Suzumoto →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Torquigener florealis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-04-10.
2024-04-10
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-02-03
Kahe Beach Park, HI
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2010-11-04
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Torquigener florealis. BPBM 37424. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39336274. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37424.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39336274 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026