
Cephalopholis
As recorded: Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- R. Lubbock and R.E. SchroederR. Lubbock →Robert E. Schroeder →
- Date
- August 18, 1978
- Locality
- Palawan; Honda Bay; 1/2 km N of Meara Island
- Island
- Palawan
- Depth
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 18, 1978, R. Lubbock and R.E. Schroeder also collected 4 other specimens.
Cephalopholis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15,582 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 28701. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35867952. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28701.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35867952 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
