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Cephalopholis spiloparaea
As recorded: Cephalopholis spiloparaea (Valenciennes, 1828)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- September 7, 1971
- Locality
- Tutuila Island; Fagasa Bay, SW side
- Island
- Tutuila Island
- Depth
- 22 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 7, 1971, J.E. Randall also collected 14 other specimens.
Cephalopholis spiloparaea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 233 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10
Apra Harbor, Guam
(c) Olivia Bañez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Taitung, TW-TA, TW
(c) mimison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
South Pacific Ocean, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-07
Indonesia
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-07
Indonesia
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-04
mtsaka, Mohéli, Comores
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cephalopholis spiloparaea. BPBM 11328. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35862594. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11328.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35862594 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
