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Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Glasseye
As recorded: Cookeolus boops (Forster, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Priacanthidae
- Collected by
- A. Cea Egaña
- Date
- February 10, 1985
- Locality
- Easter Island; W coast; off Hanga Piko
- Island
- Easter Island
- Depth
- 292 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 10, 1985, A. Cea Egaña also collected 2 other specimens.
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 584 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
North Side, KY
(c) Dwight Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
US
(c) icaremiller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Sint Maarten
(c) Clement BONNARDEL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Sint Maarten
(c) Clement BONNARDEL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-06
Saint-François 97118, Guadeloupe
(c) Eloïse Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-19
North Atlantic Ocean, Bonaire, BQ
(c) Joseph Dougherty, MD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus. BPBM 39179. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36132428. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39179.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36132428 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
