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Epinephelus polyphekadion
As recorded: Epinephelus microdon (Bleeker, 1856)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- October 16, 1975
- Locality
- Sudan
- Island
- Sudan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 16, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 1 other specimen.
Epinephelus polyphekadion observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 568 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Cakaudrove, FJ-NO, FJ
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Sud, NC
(c) Ocyrhoe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
Fiji
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
Fiji
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Fiji
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Ba, FJ
(c) Julia Lewis DVM, MPH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Epinephelus polyphekadion. BPBM 20771. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36750245. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20771.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36750245 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
