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Monotaxis grandoculis
English: Bigeye Emperor (1); Hawaiian: mu (1)
As recorded: Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Lethrinidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- October 16, 1974
- Locality
- Sudan; 500 meters N of entrance to Port Sudan Harbor
- Island
- Sudan
- Depth
- 6 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 16, 1974, J.E. Randall also collected 3 other specimens.
Monotaxis grandoculis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,617 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Shuchah B22
(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
TH
(c) Stijn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID
(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-22
Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Monotaxis grandoculis. BPBM 20438. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37616002. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20438.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37616002 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026