Sebastapistes
Gill, 1877Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 126173 ↗
Photo: (c) DavidR.808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by DavidR.808 (iNaturalist)
7
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1924
First collected
1995
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Where Bishop collected it
2 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1924 by "Whippoorwill" Expedition (Trip A) (Kiritimati Atoll). The Museum last collected it in 1995; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as July 2, 2026.
Alive today
176 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-07-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Samantha N., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-22
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-25
Hawaii, US
(c) deefulton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-16
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-04
Hawaii, US
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-02
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)