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Kyphosus bigibbus
As recorded: Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Kyphosidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- October 10, 1974
- Locality
- Sudan; off brackish area (mersa) about 400 meters S of Port Sudan
- Island
- Sudan
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 10, 1974, J.E. Randall also collected 8 other specimens.
Kyphosus bigibbus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 216 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.
2026-10-16
6649+8CH, Al Owina, El Qoseir, Red Sea Governorate 1936202, Egypt
(c) SachadeRuiter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Safaja, EG-BA, EG
(c) andrey_smetanin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Хургада, Hurghada, Аль-Бахр-аль-Ахмар, Египет
(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Cape Range Nat'l Park WA 6707, Australia
(c) Sarah Hodgson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Ned’s Beach, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) Kaely Woods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Cape Range National Park WA 6707, Australia
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Kyphosus bigibbus. BPBM 20361. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37315404. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20361.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37315404 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026