BPBM 7440Ichthyology

Scarus

As recorded: Scarus Forsskål, 1775

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, A.H. Banner, P. Helfrich, and W.J. NewhouseA.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner →Philip Helfrich →W. Jan Newhouse →Johnson Randall →
Date: May 24, 1968
Locality: Ishigaki Island; [off S end of]; Taketomi Island, S side; coral reef
Island: Ishigaki Island
Depth: 6 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

105 Bishop specimens of Scarus · collected 1901–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 24, 1968, J.E. Randall, A.H. Banner, P. Helfrich, and W.J. Newhouse also collected 24+ other specimens.

Scarus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36,658 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.