Tonna melanostoma

Tonnidae

Collected by: Lorrin Andrews Thurston
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: West Maui; Lahaina; Kalepolepo
Island: Maui
Region: Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

16 Bishop specimens of Tonna melanostoma · collected 1923–1980Species page ›

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 24+ other specimens.

Tonna melanostoma observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-22.

2024-12-22

United States

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Cite this specimen

Tonna melanostoma. BPBM 200159. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/200159.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026