Polydactylus sexfilis

English: Pacific Threadin (1); Hawaiian: moi (1), Moi-lii (1)

As recorded: Polydactylus sexfilis (Valenciennes, 1831)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Polynemidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and A.A. ZychJohnson Randall →A.A. Zych →
Date: August 30, 1968
Locality: Minami Tori Shima; N end; tidepool
Island: Minami Tori Shima
Record type: Preserved specimen

34 Bishop specimens of Polydactylus sexfilis · collected 1900–1984Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 30, 1968, J.E. Randall and A.A. Zych also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Polydactylus sexfilis. BPBM 7046. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38174437. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7046.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38174437 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026