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Polydactylus sexfilis
English: Pacific Threadin (1); Hawaiian: moi (1), Moi-lii (1)
As recorded: Polydactylus sexfilis (Valenciennes, 1831)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Polynemidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- September 29, 1967
- Locality
- Western Samoa
- Island
- Western Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 29, 1967, J.E. Randall also collected 1 other specimen.
Polydactylus sexfilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-14.
2026-08-14
Wailea-Makena, HI, US
(c) Jacob Stagg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-27
Makena, HI 96753, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-24
Kihei, HI 96753, USA
no rights reserved
2026-02-23
Makena, HI 96753, USA
no rights reserved
2025-11-28
Ahihi Bay, Wailea-Makena, HI, US
(c) makennap, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-16
Koror, Palau, PW
(c) spis10, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Polydactylus sexfilis. BPBM 8117. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38175147. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8117.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38175147 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026