BPBM 4422Ichthyology

Caracanthus maculatus

Spotted Croucher

As recorded: Caracanthus maculatus (Gray, 1831)

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae

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

23 Bishop specimens of Caracanthus maculatus · collected 1913–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Caracanthus maculatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 65 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-19.

2026-09-19

South Pacific Ocean

(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-17

South Pacific Ocean

(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-05

Baie Nuarei, French Polynesia, PF

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

2026-02-04

Australia

(c) Tahn Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-18

Guam, 66010

(c) Curtis Hart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-05

Penida Island, Nusa Penida, Klungkung Regency, Bali, Indonesia

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Caracanthus maculatus. BPBM 4422. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35755306. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4422.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35755306 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026