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Centropyge flavissima
As recorded: Centropyge flavissima (Cuvier, 1831)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, U.S. Coast Guard personnel, and Japanese weather station personnelJapanese weather station personnel →U.S. Coast Guard personnel →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- August 31, 1968
- Locality
- Minami Tori Shima; reef flat
- Island
- Minami Tori Shima
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 31, 1968, J.E. Randall, U.S. Coast Guard personnel, and Japanese weather station personnel also collected 3 other specimens.
Centropyge flavissima observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,037 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Fakarava, Polynésie française
(c) Louis Beney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
American Samoa, AS
(c) moranoch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Ilot Signal
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Pokoinu-I-Raro Tapere, Arorangi, Cook Islands
(c) blogglys, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Îles du Vent, Polynésie française
(c) Louis Beney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Centropyge flavissima. BPBM 7095. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35862950. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7095.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35862950 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026