Otolithes ruber
Tigertooth Croaker
As recorded: Otolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Sciaenidae
- Collected by
- P.C. Heemstra et al., aboard "Skipper II"
- Date
- February 5, 1980
- Locality
- Cochin; [off]
- Island
- Cochin
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 5, 1980, P.C. Heemstra et al., aboard "Skipper II" also collected 3 other specimens.
Otolithes ruber observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 84 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-30.
2026-08-30
Alkapuri Society, Gita Nagar, Vapi, Gujarat 396191, India
(c) Raju Kasambe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-08-30
Alkapuri Society, Gita Nagar, Vapi, Gujarat 396191, India
(c) Raju Kasambe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-08-30
Alkapuri Society, Gita Nagar, Vapi, Gujarat 396191, India
(c) Raju Kasambe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-06-22
M8W2+8CH, Jalaripeta, Port Area, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530001, India
(c) Vivek.N.Rathod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-06-13
Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, IN
(c) Teja Yantrapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-21
Thittakudi Street, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, IN
(c) navneet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Otolithes ruber. BPBM 27582. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37856022. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27582.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37856022 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026