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Epinephelus miliaris
Netfin Grouper
As recorded: Epinephelus miliaris (Valenciennes, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- Palau Fishery Cooperative
- Date
- 1964
- Locality
- Palau Islands
- Island
- Palau Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Epinephelus miliaris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-02-25.

2025-02-25
Lawanga, North Poso Kota, Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) fachrynurmallojr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-06
Indian Ocean, Baa-Atoll, MV
(c) Luis Thiem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-29
Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Maria Shaffer-Gordon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-11
Papua New Guinea
(c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-01-07
Baa, Malediven
(c) Daniela Kupschus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-04-08
Koror, PW
(c) craigjhowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Epinephelus miliaris. BPBM 10600. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36750544. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10600.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36750544 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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