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Arothron hispidus
English: Stripebelly Puffer (1); Hawaiian: o'opu hue; keke (1), Oopuhue (1)
As recorded: Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae
- Collected by
- "Whippoorwill" Expedition
- Date
- August 1, 1924
- Locality
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Island
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1924, "Whippoorwill" Expedition also collected 8 other specimens.
Arothron hispidus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,166 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
(c) benmrg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Arothron hispidus. BPBM 5106. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35205460. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5106.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35205460 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026