Lactoria diaphana

Hawaiian: Makukana (1)

As recorded: Lactoria diaphana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Ostraciidae

Collected by: S.C. Ball
Date: 1923
Locality: Laysan
Island: Laysan
Record type: Preserved specimen

59 Bishop specimens of Lactoria diaphana · collected 1910–2000Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Lactoria diaphana. BPBM 5072. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37320156. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5072.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37320156 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

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