Pervagor spilosoma
Fantail Filefish
As recorded: Pervagor spilosoma (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Monacanthidae
- 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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Pervagor spilosoma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 67 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-06.
2026-01-06
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-20
HI, US
(c) Taylor Justason, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-13
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-05-09
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Matthew Bokach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-28
Electric Beach North
(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-11-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pervagor spilosoma. BPBM 9160. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37976530. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9160.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37976530 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026