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Epinephelus morrhua
As recorded: Epinephelus morrhua (Valenciennes, 1833)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- Local fisherman, via P.J. Vine
- Date
- April 6, 1977
- Locality
- Red Sea; Saudi Arabia; Wedge
- Island
- Red Sea
- Depth
- 219 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Epinephelus morrhua observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-06-16.
2024-06-16
(c) Luke Fielder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-03
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
(c) Dylan Skilton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-03
Pulau Luar
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-09-28
Indian Ocean, AU
(c) Vin Rushworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2014-06-22
Uracus (Farallon de Pajaros), Northern Islands, CNMI
(c) nmi_fishguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-04-26
(c) rov_ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Epinephelus morrhua. BPBM 21504. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36747048. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21504.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36747048 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026