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Caranx melampygus
English: Bluefin Trevally (1), Bluefin Trevally; Blue Ulua (1); Hawaiian: omilu (1)
As recorded: Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Carangidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Bryan
- Date
- August 1902
- Locality
- Minami Tori Shima
- Island
- Minami Tori Shima
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Caranx melampygus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,049 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
Shuchah B22
(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
TH
(c) Stijn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Caranx melampygus. BPBM 2414. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35763920. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/2414.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35763920 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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