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Sargocentron violaceum in life
In life — Violet Squirrelfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Rickard Zerpe, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BPBM 6545Ichthyology

Sargocentron violaceum

Violet Squirrelfish

As recorded: Sargocentron violaceum (Bleeker, 1853)

Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, E.S. Helfman, and O. CusterO. Custer →E.S. Helfman →Johnson Randall →
Date
June 10, 1968
Locality
Eil Malk Island; [E of]; outside barrier reef
Island
Eil Malk
Depth
8 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
10 Bishop specimens of Sargocentron violaceum · collected 1902–1987Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 10, 1968, J.E. Randall, E.S. Helfman, and O. Custer also collected 23 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Sargocentron violaceum. BPBM 6545. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38564604. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6545.

Record sources