Cirrhitus pinnulatus

English: Stocky Hawkfish (2); Hawaiian: po'opa'a (1)

As recorded: Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Forster, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae

Collected by: "Tanager" Expedition
Date: June 1, 1923
Locality: Nihoa
Island: Nihoa
Record type: Preserved specimen

40 Bishop specimens of Cirrhitus pinnulatus · collected 1901–2010Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Cirrhitus pinnulatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 919 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

Moso, Vanuatu

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-22

Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives

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

2026-10-19

Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19

Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19

Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-17

Kenting, Kenting, TW-TA-PT, TW-TA, TW

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

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Cite this specimen

Cirrhitus pinnulatus. BPBM 4100. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36009910. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4100.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36009910 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026