Sebastapistes cyanostigma

Yellowspotted Scorpionfish

As recorded: Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1856)

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae

Collected by: "Tanager" Expedition
Date: July 1, 1923
Locality: Wake Island
Island: Wake Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

15 Bishop specimens of Sebastapistes cyanostigma · collected 1900–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1923, "Tanager" Expedition also collected 24+ other specimens.

Sebastapistes cyanostigma observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 202 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-30.

2026-09-30

Pantai Jemeluk, Jl. Raya Amed, Bunutan, Kec. Abang, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali 80852, Индонезия

no rights reserved

2026-09-26

Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU

(c) zhiscock22, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-08

TW

(c) R Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-21

University of Guam, Guam

(c) Robert Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-13

Assomption, Seychelles

(c) Lisa_James, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-08

Christmas Island

(c) k_freemantle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sebastapistes cyanostigma. BPBM 39103. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38634584. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39103.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38634584 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026