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Paracirrhites arcatus
Arc-eye Hawkfish
As recorded: Paracirrhites arcatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae
- Collected by
- A. Seale
- Date
- July 3, 1901
- Locality
- Hawaiian Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1901, A. Seale also collected 12 other specimens.
Paracirrhites arcatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1901. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,037 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-21
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Paracirrhites arcatus. BPBM 377. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37900344. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/377.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37900344 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
