Cirrhitus pinnulatus

English: Stocky Hawkfish (2); Hawaiian: po'opa'a (1)

As recorded: Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Forster, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, R.L. Bowers, and A.C. BannerA.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner →Ralph Bowers →Johnson Randall →
Date: July 26, 1968
Locality: Johnston Atoll; outside reef about 200 yards NE of small boat channel
Island: Johnston Atoll
Depth: 8 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

40 Bishop specimens of Cirrhitus pinnulatus · collected 1901–2010Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 26, 1968, J.E. Randall, R.L. Bowers, and A.C. Banner also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cirrhitus pinnulatus. BPBM 8960. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36013477. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8960.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36013477 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026