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Scarus oviceps
Darkcap Parrotfish
As recorded: Scarus oviceps Valenciennes, 1840
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- "Tanager" Expedition
- Date
- 1923
- Locality
- Wake Island
- Island
- Wake Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Scarus oviceps observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 848 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID
(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, 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)
2026-10-17
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
(c) adrenalin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scarus oviceps. BPBM 4766. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38588363. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4766.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38588363 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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