
Actinopyga mauritiana
Surf Redfish
As recorded: Actinopyga mauritiana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Animalia › Echinodermata › Holothuroidea › Holothuriida › Holothuriidae
- Locality
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Island
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Actinopyga mauritiana observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 210 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

2026-10-11
Marsa 'Alam, EG-BA, EG
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Al Bahr al Ahmar, EG
(c) Lu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Mauritius
(c) Andrew Kruger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-16
Indonesia
(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-21
Mauritius
(c) Geoffrey D. Summers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-17
(c) Jenni Ly, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Actinopyga mauritiana. BPBM 778. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34788295. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/778.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34788295 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
