Kyphosus sandwicensis

As recorded: Kyphosus sandwicensis (Sauvage, 1880)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Kyphosidae

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

7 Bishop specimens of Kyphosus sandwicensis · collected 1923–1984Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Kyphosus sandwicensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 278 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-23.

2026-09-23

La Paz, BCS

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

2026-09-13

La Paz, BCS, Mexico

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-10

Galapagos, EC

(c) Rob Van Epps, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-18

Isabela, EC-GA, EC

(c) María Del Mar Londoño, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20

Isla Ixtapa, Guerrero, México

(c) Edgar Fernando Maldonado Alvarez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20

Zihuatanejo de Azueta, MX-GR, MX

(c) Edgar Fernando Maldonado Alvarez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Kyphosus sandwicensis. BPBM 4042. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37314740. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4042.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37314740 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026