Parupeneus pleurostigma
Sidespot Goatfish
As recorded: Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Mullidae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen, aboard R/V "Townsend Cromwell"
- Date
- June 3, 1967
- Locality
- Nihoa; offshore
- Island
- Nihoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 3, 1967, G.R. Allen, aboard R/V "Townsend Cromwell" also collected 16 other specimens.
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Chaetodon fremblii
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Chaetodon fremblii
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Cirrhitops fasciatus
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Dactyloptena orientalis
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Exallias brevis
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Fistularia commersonii
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Lactoria fornasini
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Myrichthys magnificus
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Parupeneus
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Pervagor spilosoma
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Plagiotremus goslinei
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Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
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Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
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Stegastes fasciolatus
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Synodus myops
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Parupeneus pleurostigma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 329 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Port Stephens, NSW, Australia
(c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Coral Garden, Huahine
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Coral Garden, Huahine
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Manly NSW 2095, Australia
(c) William Gladstone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Cabbage Tree Bay, AU-NS-MN, AU-NS, AU
(c) Michal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Mnemba, Kaskazini A, TZ
(c) indi84, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Parupeneus pleurostigma. BPBM 9159. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37944681. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9159.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37944681 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026