Iniistius
Gill, 1862Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 206311 ↗
Photo: (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein (iNaturalist)
14
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1901
First collected
1995
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Iniistius, most mentions first.
2001
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2001: -02: Suppl. 2Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2010
Marine biota information base for offshore islets in the main Hawaiian IslandsColes, S.L. & Swenson, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2004
Prototype of a virtual comparative fish osteological collection and identification guideLongenecker, K. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
4 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1901 by A. Seale (Hawaiian Islands). The Museum last collected it in 1995; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as July 13, 2026.
Alive today
154 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-07-13
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) congonaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-25
Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Atreau Hennessey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-15
7599+33 Turtle Canyon, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Alexandra Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-29
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Nicholas Bott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-21
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Justin M. Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-17
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ambrose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-08
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) sophialabiy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-13
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Levi Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)