Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis
Phoenix Damsel
(Schultz, 1943)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 212853 ↗
Photo: (c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by uwkwaj (iNaturalist)
13
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1951
First collected
1990
Last collected
2025
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1951 by W.A. Gosline, V.E. Brock, and Y. Yamaguchi (Johnston Atoll). The Museum last collected it in 1990; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 28, 2025.
Alive today
5 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2025-08-28
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Peter Krottje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-13
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) salty_borg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-21
HI, US
(c) Taylor Justason, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-21
HI, US
(c) Taylor Justason, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-11-13
Keawakapu, Wailea-Makena, HI 96753, USA
(c) Karolle Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)