Dascyllus aruanus
Humbug Dascyllus
As recorded: Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae
- Collected by
- L.A. Thurston and D. ThaanumDitlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- May 1, 1922
- Locality
- Palmyra Atoll
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1922, L.A. Thurston and D. Thaanum also collected 16 other specimens.
Acanthurus lineatus
Ichthyology
Anarchias seychellensis
Ichthyology
Arothron hispidus
Ichthyology
Blenniella periophthalmus
Ichthyology
Bothus mancus
Ichthyology
Callechelys catostoma
Ichthyology
Caracanthus maculatus
Ichthyology
Caracanthus unipinna
Ichthyology
Cephalopholis argus
Ichthyology
Chaetodon trichrous
Ichthyology
Chromis dimidiata
Ichthyology
Gobiodon citrinus
Ichthyology
Lutjanus fulvus
Ichthyology
Myrichthys colubrinus
Ichthyology
Paragobiodon
Ichthyology
Thalassoma lunare
Ichthyology
Dascyllus aruanus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,162 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Ilot Maître - Nouméa
(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Sylvia Resort, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Sylvia Resort, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Gusukube, Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan
(c) Mina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dascyllus aruanus. BPBM 4447. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36337914. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4447.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36337914 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026