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Kyphosus pacificus
As recorded: Kyphosus pacificus Sakai & Nakabo, 2004
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Kyphosidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- September 2, 1968
- Locality
- Minami Tori Shima; reef flat off Balloon Building
- Island
- Minami Tori Shima
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 2, 1968, J.E. Randall also collected 2 other specimens.
Kyphosus pacificus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 918 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Corpus Christi, TX, US
(c) dr_pringle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Broward County, FL, USA
(c) Corey Callaghan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Barco Chino
(c) motalec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
El Rincon
(c) motalec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
El Rincon
(c) motalec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Boca Raton Inlet, Boca Raton, FL, US
(c) hambell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Kyphosus pacificus. BPBM 8586. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37315094. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8586.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37315094 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026