BPBM 14642Ichthyology
Terapon jarbua
Crescent Grunter
As recorded: Terapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Terapontidae
- Collected by
- Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 13, 1973
- Locality
- Viti Levu Island; Laucala Bay; off jetty of University of South Pacific
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Fiji
- Coordinates
- -18.1536, 178.4520 ± 300 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 13, 1973, Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Terapon jarbua observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-03.
2025-08-03
Viti Levu, 苏瓦, 斐济, FJ
(c) 黄文皓, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-20
Suva, Fiji
(c) dylansuth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Terapon jarbua. BPBM 14642. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39025341. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14642.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39025341 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026