Cypraea tigris
Tiger Cowrie
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Yokoyama, Kenji; Yokoyama EstateYokoyama Estate →Kenji Yokoyama →
- Date
- May 31, 1970
- Locality
- North Kohala; close to shore
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea tigris observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 209 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Magic Island Lagoon, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jaminhein1215, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
HI, US
(c) scubagirltexas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-08
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Rad Dad Chad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-01
Rabbit Valleys
(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea tigris. BPBM 279393. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/279393.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026