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Acanthistius fuscus in life
In life — Rapanui Seabass, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) MatiasG, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by MatiasG
BPBM 6616Ichthyology

Acanthistius fuscus

Rapanui Seabass

As recorded: Acanthistius fuscus Regan, 1913

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae

Collected by
G.R. Allen
Date
February 4, 1969
Locality
Easter Island; off Ana Kai Tangata
Island
Easter Island
Depth
4 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
4 Bishop specimens of Acanthistius fuscus · collected 1969–1969Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 4, 1969, G.R. Allen also collected 1 other specimen.

Stegastes fasciolatus

Ichthyology

Acanthistius fuscus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2023-09-26.

Acanthistius fuscus observed 2023-09-26

2023-09-26

ísla de Pascua, CL-VS, CL

(c) MatiasG, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Acanthistius fuscus. BPBM 6616. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34595268. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6616.

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