
Epinephelus
As recorded: Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, B. Goldman, L. Goldman, and G.R. AllenGerald R. Allen →B. Goldman →L. Goldman →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- July 23, 1973
- Locality
- Alite Reef
- Island
- Alite Reef
- Depth
- 15 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 23, 1973, J.E. Randall, B. Goldman, L. Goldman, and G.R. Allen also collected 3 other specimens.
Epinephelus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26,689 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Americas Cup Harbor, San Diego, CA, US
(c) toastysn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Crete, Crete, GR
(c) Michael, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Crete, Crete, GR
(c) Michael, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Barcelona, ES-CT, ES
(c) Edu Alcaniz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-27
Italy
(c) ebwhitney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Epinephelus. BPBM 16184. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36747277. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16184.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36747277 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
