Arothron hispidus
White-spotted Puffer
As recorded: Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae
- 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
Blenniella periophthalmus
Ichthyology
Bothus mancus
Ichthyology
Callechelys catostoma
Ichthyology
Caracanthus maculatus
Ichthyology
Caracanthus unipinna
Ichthyology
Cephalopholis argus
Ichthyology
Chaetodon trichrous
Ichthyology
Chromis dimidiata
Ichthyology
Dascyllus aruanus
Ichthyology
Gobiodon citrinus
Ichthyology
Lutjanus fulvus
Ichthyology
Myrichthys colubrinus
Ichthyology
Paragobiodon
Ichthyology
Thalassoma lunare
Ichthyology
Arothron hispidus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,163 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Okinawa, JP
(c) daxreid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID
(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Safaja, EG-BA, EG
(c) edouardklein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Rewa, FJ-CE, FJ
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Okinawa, JP
(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, New Territories, HK
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Arothron hispidus. BPBM 5101. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35207634. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5101.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35207634 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026