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Sargocentron violaceum
As recorded: Sargocentron violaceum (Bleeker, 1853)
Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae
- Collected by
- R.H. Snider
- Date
- October 27, 1964
- Locality
- Port Moresby; Wateava Reef
- Island
- Port Moresby
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 27, 1964, R.H. Snider also collected 6 other specimens.
Sargocentron violaceum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 52 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-08.
2026-04-08
Kosrae, FM
(c) Curtis Hart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-20
Koror, PW
(c) Curtis Hart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-15
Cakaudrove, Northern, Fiji
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-17
(c) Sarah Hodgson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-14
Bua, Fiji
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-13
Raja Ampat, Papua Barat, Indonesien
(c) Susanne Spindler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Sargocentron violaceum. BPBM 6309. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38564182. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6309.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38564182 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026