Epinephelus polyphekadion
Camouflage Grouper
As recorded: Epinephelus microdon (Bleeker, 1856)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- D.B. Cannoy
- Date
- February 11, 1971
- Locality
- Rapa Island; Haurei Bay, S side
- Island
- Rapa Island
- Depth
- 9 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Epinephelus polyphekadion observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 568 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Cakaudrove, FJ-NO, FJ
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Sud, NC
(c) Ocyrhoe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Fiji
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Fiji
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Fiji
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Ba, FJ
(c) Julia Lewis DVM, MPH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Epinephelus polyphekadion. BPBM 12977. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36746730. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12977.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36746730 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026