BPBM 851Ichthyology

Hyporhamphus affinis

Tropical Garfish

As recorded: Hyporhamphus affinis (Günther, 1866)

Animalia › Chordata › Beloniformes › Hemiramphidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: April 1, 1903
Locality: Efate Island
Island: Efate Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

5 Bishop specimens of Hyporhamphus affinis · collected 1902–1961Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1903, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Hyporhamphus affinis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1903. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-22.

2026-02-22

Al ʻIqqah - Fujairah - Объединенные Арабские Эмираты

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

2025-10-25

TZ

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

2025-06-17

Umkhanyakude, ZA-NL, ZA

(c) Darragh Woodford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-15

Coral Bay WA 6701, Australia

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

2025-04-15

South Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, PF

(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-08-11

(c) Stultifera Navis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Hyporhamphus affinis. BPBM 851. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37250559. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/851.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37250559 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026