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Priacanthus blochii in life
In life — Bloch's Bigeye, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Ewout Knoester
BPBM 39733Ichthyology

Priacanthus blochii

Bloch's Bigeye

As recorded: Priacanthus blochii Bleeker, 1853

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Priacanthidae

Collected by
R.L. Pyle and Joseph DituriJoseph Dituri →Richard L. Pyle →
Date
January 29, 2002
Locality
Viti Levu Island; outside of Suva Harbor; "Fish Patch"
Island
Viti Levu
Region
Fiji
Coordinates
-18.1598, 178.3990
Depth
71 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
6 Bishop specimens of Priacanthus blochii · collected 1973–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On January 29, 2002, R.L. Pyle and Joseph Dituri also collected 16 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Priacanthus blochii. BPBM 39733. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090241336. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39733.

Record sources