Cephalopholis
As recorded: Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, M.M. Smith, and W. HollemanW. Holleman →Johnson Randall →Mrs. Arthur Smith →
- Date
- June 30, 1977
- Locality
- KwaZulu-Natal; 6 miles S of Sodwana Bay; tidepool
- Island
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 30, 1977, J.E. Randall, M.M. Smith, and W. Holleman also collected 3 other specimens.
Cephalopholis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15,584 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Uepi, Solomon Islands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Ruby E wreck, San Diego County, CA, USA
(c) CallieSanDiego, 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
Main Wall, La Jolla Submarine Canyon, La Jolla, San Diego County, CA, USA
(c) Charlotte Seid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Sint Maarten
(c) Clement BONNARDEL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cephalopholis. BPBM 21766. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35866534. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21766.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35866534 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026