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Malacanthus brevirostris
English: Flagtail Tilefish; Quakerfish; Striped Blanquillo (1); Hawaiian: makaa (1)
As recorded: Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Malacanthidae
- Collected by
- J.P. McVey
- Date
- October 29, 1968
- Locality
- Fanning Island; lagoon end of English Harbor
- Island
- Fanning Island
- Depth
- 7 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 29, 1968, J.P. McVey also collected 1 other specimen.
Malacanthus brevirostris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 412 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-30.
2026-09-30
Laamu, MV
(c) aslam aslam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-07
Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
three sisters to anchor Ponta Malongane, Maputo, Mozambique
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-07-09
Tulamben and Amed SSC
(c) Lucia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Triggerfish City, Tubbatah Atoll
(c) BDBishop, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-26
JPHV+PG9 Zona Via Playa El Estero, Santa Catalina, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama
(c) Steven (Esteban) Mendez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Malacanthus brevirostris. BPBM 7646. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37506300. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7646.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37506300 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026