Kyphosus cinerascens
Highfin Chub
As recorded: Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Kyphosidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and T. PedersonT. Pederson →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- September 7, 1968
- Locality
- Minami Tori Shima; N end; entrance to channel
- Island
- Minami Tori Shima
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Kyphosus cinerascens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,257 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) browntown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
XWQ2+X8F, Hurghada 1, Red Sea Governorate 1960501, Ägypten
(c) Lu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
'Coral gardens' zone
(c) MarineTom76, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Hanauma Bay Beach Park, HI, US
(c) gerbyxvi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Padangbai, Manggis, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Hanauma Bay, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
(c) argentinosaurus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Kyphosus cinerascens. BPBM 8574. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37314234. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8574.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37314234 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026