15
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1902
First collected
1978
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Sufflamen, most mentions first.
2010
Marine biota information base for offshore islets in the main Hawaiian IslandsColes, S.L. & Swenson, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2008
Assessment of species composition, diversity and biomass in marine habitats and subhaqbitats around offshore islets in the main Hawaiian IslandsColes, S.L., Giuseffi, L. & Hutchinson, M. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2004
Assessment of nonindigenous species on coral reefs in the Hawaiian Islands, with emphasis on introduced invertebratesColes, S.L., L.G. Eldredge, F. Kandel, P.R. Reath & K. Longenecker · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2002
Nonindigenous marine species in Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2002
Nonindigenous marine species at Waikiki and Hawaii Kai, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2001
Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & D. Minton · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
1999
Nonindigenous marine species introductions in the harbors of the south and west shores of Oahu, HawaiiColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2023
Monitoring the diurnal and seasonal foraging of Hawaiian monk seals in mesophotic rubble habitat using seafloor event loggers called “electric rocks”Parrish, F.A., R.C. Boland, M. Sawyer, B. Greene, B. Buhleier, and G.M. Marshall · Museum research publication · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
1 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1902 by A. Seale (Nukuhiva). The Museum last collected it in 1978; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 25, 2026.
Alive today
809 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-25
Wailuku, HI, US
(c) quackerattacker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Waikoloa Beach Resort, HI, US
(c) Erin Yakub Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) skyerainey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
HI, US
(c) tristanbfried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
HI, US
(c) tristanbfried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Kona Coast Diving
(c) Steve Shunk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Nawiliwili Bay, Līhuʻe, HI, US
(c) unusual_cat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) tristanbfried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)