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Paracirrhites arcatus
Arc-eye Hawkfish
As recorded: Paracirrhites arcatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae
- Collected by
- D. Thaanum
- Date
- May 1, 1923
- Locality
- Kure Atoll
- Island
- Kure Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1923, D. Thaanum also collected 4 other specimens.
Paracirrhites arcatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,038 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-28
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Paracirrhites arcatus. BPBM 4119. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37903164. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4119.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37903164 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026