Promethichthys
As recorded: Promethichthys Gill, 1893
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gempylidae
- Collected by
- S.W. Tinker
- Date
- December 1, 1968
- Locality
- Oahu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Promethichthys observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-26.
2025-12-26
Makassar Strait, West Sulawesi, ID
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-23
Makassar Strait, West Sulawesi, ID
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-21
Suruga Bay, Shizuoka, JP
(c) Dhugal Lindsay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-04
台灣台東縣台東市富岡
(c) 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-12-19
Indian Ocean, Gnaviyani, MV
(c) lexiconwizard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-03-20
Gulf of Mexico
(c) pvaughan94, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Promethichthys. BPBM 9330. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38224023. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9330.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38224023 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026