Pictichromis porphyrea

As recorded: Pseudochromis porphyreus Lubbock & Goldman, 1974

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pseudochromidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, A.H. Banner, P. Helfrich, and W.J. NewhouseA.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner →Philip Helfrich →W. Jan Newhouse →Johnson Randall →
Date: May 23, 1968
Locality: Ishigaki Island; [off S end of]; Taketomi Island, S side; coral reef
Island: Ishigaki Island
Depth: 14 m
Type status: Holotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

19 Bishop specimens of Pictichromis porphyrea · collected 1968–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 23, 1968, J.E. Randall, A.H. Banner, P. Helfrich, and W.J. Newhouse also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Pictichromis porphyrea. BPBM 8737. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38251242. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8737.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38251242 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026