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Cephalopholis sonnerati
Tomato Grouper
As recorded: Cephalopholis sonnerati (Valenciennes, 1828)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 28, 1975
- Locality
- Sri Lanka; Negombo Lagoon; near channel entrance
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Depth
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 28, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 5 other specimens.
Cephalopholis sonnerati observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 189 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.
2026-08-28
Sabang City, Aceh, Indonesia
(c) Martin Rejzek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Pamunugama Road, Negombo, Western Province, LK
(c) leekelai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Yongala Shipwreck
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-31
Pseafood Market, Kedonganan, Kec. Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali, Indonesia
(c) Nicholas Winston Ong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-25
(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-21
Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cephalopholis sonnerati. BPBM 18754. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35867196. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18754.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35867196 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026