Canthigaster margaritata

Pearl Toby

As recorded: Canthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae

Collected by: P.T. Diefenderfer
Date: November 1, 1929
Locality: Tutuila Island
Island: Tutuila Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

12 Bishop specimens of Canthigaster margaritata · collected 1926–1990Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 1, 1929, P.T. Diefenderfer also collected 21 other specimens.

Canthigaster margaritata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 307 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Mecca, SA

(c) Kat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

5RWR+9X6, Al Hadaba, Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate 1963213, Ägypten

(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06

Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG

(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG

(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG

(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG

(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Canthigaster margaritata. BPBM 5238. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35754166. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5238.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35754166 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026