BPBM 39958Ichthyology

Oxycirrhites typus

Longnose Hawkfish

As recorded: Oxycirrhites typus Bleeker, 1857

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae

Collected by: Joseph Dituri and David F. PenceJoseph Dituri →David F. Pence →
Date: February 2, 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: 76 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

15 Bishop specimens of Oxycirrhites typus · collected 1961–2006Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 2, 2002, Joseph Dituri and David F. Pence also collected 22 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Oxycirrhites typus. BPBM 39958. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090180268. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39958.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 1090180268 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026