Parupeneus porphyreus

English: Whitesaddle Goatfish (1); Hawaiian: kumu (1)

As recorded: Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins, 1903)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Mullidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: June 21, 1901
Locality: Hawaiian Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

12 Bishop specimens of Parupeneus porphyreus · collected 1901–1969Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 21, 1901, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Parupeneus porphyreus. BPBM 512. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37944979. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/512.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37944979 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026