Calotomus carolinus
Star-eye Parrotfish
As recorded: Calotomus carolinus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- E.S. Hobson
- Date
- March 26, 1970
- Locality
- Hawaii; Kona coast; Kealakekua Bay
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Calotomus carolinus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 781 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Waikoloa Beach Resort, HI, US
(c) Erin Yakub Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Farrington Hwy, Kapolei, HI, US
(c) tristanbfried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Acc. plage ta'ahiamanu, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Adam Trinklein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Calotomus carolinus. BPBM 9710. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35713414. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9710.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35713414 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026