Holacanthus passer
King Angelfish
As recorded: Holacanthus passer Valenciennes, 1846
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- May 19, 1969
- Locality
- Gulf of California; Mexico; Los Islotes; Isla la Partida off Bahia de La Paz
- Island
- Gulf Of California
- Depth
- 9 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 19, 1969, J.E. Randall also collected 1 other specimen.
Holacanthus passer observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,561 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Guanacaste, CR
(c) Quintanagonza_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Pacific Ocean, Galapagos, EC
(c) Itai Grisaru, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Mexico
(c) Nicola Faulks, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-24
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) bajaben, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) bajaben, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) bajaben, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Holacanthus passer. BPBM 7445. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37195988. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7445.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37195988 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026