Monotaxis grandoculis

English: Bigeye Emperor (1); Hawaiian: mu (1)

As recorded: Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskål, 1775)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Lethrinidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: February 1, 1902
Locality: Rarotonga
Island: Rarotonga
Record type: Preserved specimen

25 Bishop specimens of Monotaxis grandoculis · collected 1901–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 1, 1902, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Monotaxis grandoculis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,639 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Red Sea, EG

(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

MU

(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Shuchah B22

(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

6649+8CH, Al Owina, El Qoseir, Red Sea Governorate 1936202, Egypt

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

2026-10-25

no rights reserved

2026-10-25

no rights reserved

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Cite this specimen

Monotaxis grandoculis. BPBM 1979. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37614580. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/1979.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37614580 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026