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Paraluteres prionurus in life
In life — Mimic Filefish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Colin Marshall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Colin Marshall
BPBM 6248Ichthyology

Paraluteres prionurus

Mimic Filefish

As recorded: Paraluteres prionurus (Bleeker, 1851)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Monacanthidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall and C. PowellC.F. Mant Ex Powell Jr. →Johnson Randall →
Date
December 3, 1967
Locality
Enewetak Atoll; Jedrol (=Bogen; =Rex) islet; S side at edge of deep channel (East Channel)
Depth
14 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
15 Bishop specimens of Paraluteres prionurus · collected 1967–2006Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 3, 1967, J.E. Randall and C. Powell also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Paraluteres prionurus. BPBM 6248. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37899220. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6248.

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