Grammistes sexlineatus

Lined Soapfish

As recorded: Grammistes sexlineatus (Thunberg, 1792)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: February 1, 1901
Locality: Tahiti
Island: Tahiti
Record type: Preserved specimen

23 Bishop specimens of Grammistes sexlineatus · collected 1901–1989Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 1, 1901, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Grammistes sexlineatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1901. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 567 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-23

Tabuk, SA

(c) Sol Yoder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Dahab, Zuidelijke Sinaï 8773044, Egypte

(c) Victor Van Muylem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Buton, ID-SG, ID

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

Dahab, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt

(c) elegaer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30

Gulf of Aqaba, Dschanub Sina, EG

(c) viobio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Grammistes sexlineatus. BPBM 1343. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37013009. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/1343.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37013009 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026