Epinephelus merra
Honeycomb Grouper
As recorded: Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Date
- October 10, 1957
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; in lagoon; off Boken (=Pokon; =Irwin) islet
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 36 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Epinephelus merra observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,150 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.
2026-11-01
Okinawa, JP
(c) jnnnnn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Okinawa, JP
(c) kohanabachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Rewa, FJ-CE, FJ
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Epinephelus merra. BPBM 25726. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36747390. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/25726.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36747390 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026