BPBM 5936Ichthyology

Siganus corallinus

Coral Rabbitfish

As recorded: Siganus corallinus (Valenciennes, 1835)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Siganidae

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

5 Bishop specimens of Siganus corallinus · collected 1964–1973Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Siganus corallinus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,066 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

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2026-10-24

Pulau Rengis, Malaysia

(c) jmoulton44, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

CGR3+R7 Palm Island, Australia

(c) Eva Paulus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

John Brewer Reef, Australia

(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Îlot Tenia, petit U, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Pauline Fey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09

Frankland Islands, QLD Australia

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

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Cite this specimen

Siganus corallinus. BPBM 5936. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38679430. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5936.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38679430 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026