Sufflamen

As recorded: Sufflamen Jordan, 1916

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and A.R. EmeryA.R. Emery →Johnson Randall →
Date: April 10, 1970
Locality: Augulpelu Reef; W side
Island: Augulpelu Reef
Depth: 18 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

15 Bishop specimens of Sufflamen · collected 1902–1978Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 10, 1970, J.E. Randall and A.R. Emery also collected 20 other specimens.

Sufflamen observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,576 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Okinawa, JP

(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26

627P+W39, Feeali, Malediven

(c) Markus Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Wailuku, HI, US

(c) quackerattacker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

MU

(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Onna, Onna, Okinawa, JP

(c) Rex Jiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sufflamen. BPBM 9927. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38892905. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9927.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38892905 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026