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Platax teira
As recorded: Platax teira (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Ephippidae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- June 11, 1972
- Locality
- Egum Atoll; lagoon
- Island
- Egum Atoll
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 11, 1972, G.R. Allen also collected 1 other specimen.
Platax teira observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,149 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Calliope - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) Chris Wetherall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Pulau Soyak near, Tioman Island, Pahang, Malaysia
(c) jmoulton44, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
(c) benmrg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
Tokyo, JP
(c) ponyomi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Trinity Bay, Low Isles, Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU
(c) Andrejs Medenis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Platax teira. BPBM 13656. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38118320. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13656.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38118320 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026