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Hemigymnus melapterus
As recorded: Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- Palau Fishery Cooperative
- Date
- 1964
- Locality
- Palau Islands
- Island
- Palau Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hemigymnus melapterus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,055 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Geoffrey Bay, Australia
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Low Isles QLD, Australia
(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Low Isles QLD, Australia
(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Low Isles QLD, Australia
(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Pulau Tulai, Pahang, Malaysia
(c) jmoulton44, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hemigymnus melapterus. BPBM 10611. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37159817. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10611.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37159817 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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