Paracirrhites forsteri

English: Blackside Hawkfish; Freckled Hawkfish (1), Hilupitikoa (1); Hawaiian: hilu piliko'a (1)

As recorded: Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, R.S. Jones, H.T. Kami, A.J. Stark, and G.E. FosseG.E. Fosse →R.S. Jones →H.T. Kami →Johnson Randall →A.J. Stark →
Date: June 30, 1968
Locality: Guam; Cocos Island, NW side; base of fringing reef
Island: Guam
Depth: 26 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

57 Bishop specimens of Paracirrhites forsteri · collected 1901–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 30, 1968, J.E. Randall, R.S. Jones, H.T. Kami, A.J. Stark, and G.E. Fosse also collected 23 other specimens.

Paracirrhites forsteri observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,167 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Shuchah B22

(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

fish bowl, Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-21

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Paracirrhites forsteri. BPBM 8454. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37898773. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8454.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37898773 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026