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Caranx melampygus in life
In life — ʻomilu, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Rolla
BPBM 781Ichthyology

Caranx melampygus

ʻomilu

As recorded: Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Carangidae

Collected by
A. Seale
Date
February 1, 1902
Locality
Tubuai Island
Record type
Preserved specimen
32 Bishop specimens of Caranx melampygus · collected 1902–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 1, 1902, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Caranx melampygus. BPBM 781. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35764185. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/781.

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