Stephanolepis setifer
Pygmy Filefish
As recorded: Monacanthus setifer Bennett, 1831
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Monacanthidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and T. AbeT. Abe →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- September 12, 1966
- Locality
- Japan
- Island
- Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 12, 1966, J.E. Randall and T. Abe also collected 9 other specimens.
Stephanolepis setifer observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-29.
2025-12-29
Riviera Beach, FL, USA
(c) Florent Charpin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2025-12-29
Riviera Beach, FL, USA
(c) Florent Charpin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2024-05-29
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-01-20
Riviera Beach, FL, USA
(c) Frank Krasovec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-20
Riviera Beach, FL, USA
(c) Frank Krasovec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-28
Riviera Beach, FL, USA
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Stephanolepis setifer. BPBM 5819. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37610746. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5819.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37610746 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026