Pterois sphex

English: Hawaiian Red Lionfish; Hawaiian Turkeyfish (1); Hawaiian: nohu pinao (1)

As recorded: Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann, 1903

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and A.R. EmeryA.R. Emery →Johnson Randall →
Date: April 26, 1970
Locality: Oahu; SW side; off Makaha Shores (condominium); small caves in reef
Island: Oʻahu
Depth: 13 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

Collected the same day

On April 26, 1970, J.E. Randall and A.R. Emery also collected 21 other specimens.

Pterois sphex. BPBM 9771. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38331446. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9771.