Sebastapistes galactacma

English: Galactic Scorpionfish; Milky Scorpionfish (1)

As recorded: Sebastapistes galactacma Jenkins, 1903

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae

Collected by: J.L. Earle and David F. PenceJohn L. Earle →David F. Pence →
Date: January 31, 2002
Locality: Viti Levu Island; outside of Suva Harbor; beyond "Fish Patch"; directly off bow of old shipwreck on top of reef
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Fiji
Coordinates: -18.1642, 178.4000
Depth: 18 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

40 Bishop specimens of Sebastapistes galactacma · collected 1901–2002Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On January 31, 2002, J.L. Earle and David F. Pence also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Sebastapistes galactacma. BPBM 39893. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090190226. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39893.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 1090190226 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026