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Scarus spinus
As recorded: Scarus spinus (Kner, 1868)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 20, 1983
- Locality
- Vavau Island; Kapa Island, NW end; off The Swallows' Cave
- Island
- Vavau Island
- Depth
- 25 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 20, 1983, J.E. Randall also collected 1 other specimen.
Scarus spinus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 454 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Snorkel Komodo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Waya Lailai
(c) robinrumsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Fiji
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
1st snorkel location
(c) Martin Rady, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Scarus spinus. BPBM 38300. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38589526. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/38300.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38589526 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026