Scarus ghobban
Blue-barred Parrotfish
As recorded: Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- "Whippoorwill" Expedition
- Date
- August 5, 1924
- Locality
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Island
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1924, "Whippoorwill" Expedition also collected 3 other specimens.
Scarus ghobban observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,831 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Cockburn, AU-WA, AU
(c) Alex Fox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-25
Mexico
(c) Nicola Faulks, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-24
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) bajaben, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Pulau Soyak, Malaysia
(c) jmoulton44, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Mexico
(c) Nicola Faulks, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-23
Santa Cruz, EC-GA, EC
(c) Kaveer B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Scarus ghobban. BPBM 4764. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38590468. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4764.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38590468 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026