BPBM 13567Ichthyology

Cephalopholis urodeta

Flagtail Grouper

As recorded: Cephalopholis urodeta (Forster, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, D.M. Devaney, D.B. Cannoy, and J.R. HaywoodDean B. Cannoy →Dennis M. Devaney →Jim Haywood →Johnson Randall →
Date: December 11, 1970
Locality: Mangareva Island; SW side of Tenoko Island; outside reef
Island: Mangareva Island
Depth: 12 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

28 Bishop specimens of Cephalopholis urodeta · collected 1902–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 11, 1970, J.E. Randall, D.M. Devaney, D.B. Cannoy, and J.R. Haywood also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cephalopholis urodeta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 782 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Qamea, Fiji

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Lipah Beach

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

2026-10-12

Maloata, Western District, American Samoa

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

2026-10-10

Îlot Tenia, petit U, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Pauline Fey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cephalopholis urodeta. BPBM 13567. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35866438. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13567.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35866438 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026