BPBM 5647Ichthyology

Centropyge tibicen

Keyhole Angelfish

As recorded: Centropyge tibicen (Cuvier, 1831)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae

Collected by: R.H. Snider
Date: October 9, 1964
Locality: Heron Island; N side; large pool at reef crest
Island: Heron Island
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

16 Bishop specimens of Centropyge tibicen · collected 1964–2006Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 9, 1964, R.H. Snider also collected 24+ other specimens.

Centropyge tibicen observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 692 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Baie des citrons sud, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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

2026-10-18

Lipah Beach

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

2026-10-17

Snorkel Komodo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

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

2026-10-10

Inner 'Lighthouse' zone

(c) MarineTom76, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Inner 'Lighthouse' zone

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Cite this specimen

Centropyge tibicen. BPBM 5647. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35869764. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5647.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35869764 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026