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Pygoplites diacanthus
Regal Angelfish
As recorded: Pygoplites diacanthus (Boddaert, 1772)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- July 12, 1968
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 12, 1968, G.R. Allen also collected 1 other specimen.
Pygoplites diacanthus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,129 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
PG
(c) jetsetjudy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Shuchah B22
(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Kina Street, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
no rights reserved
2026-10-23
Red Sea, EG
(c) s73v3n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pygoplites diacanthus. BPBM 6868. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38357623. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6868.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38357623 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026