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Epinephelus tauvina
Greasy Rockcod
As recorded: Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- R.H. Snider
- Date
- December 13, 1964
- Locality
- Tongatapu Island; near Houma Village; blowhole area
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 13, 1964, R.H. Snider also collected 14 other specimens.
Acanthurus triostegus
Ichthyology
Alticus
Ichthyology
Antennatus tuberosus
Ichthyology
Bathygobius cocosensis
Ichthyology
Chrysiptera glauca
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax chilospilus
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax rueppelliae
Ichthyology
Praealticus caesius
Ichthyology
Priolepis cincta
Ichthyology
Priolepis semidoliata
Ichthyology
Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus
Ichthyology
Sebastapistes mauritiana
Ichthyology
Thalassoma purpureum
Ichthyology
Thalassoma trilobatum
Ichthyology
Epinephelus tauvina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 470 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.
2026-10-12
Jazirat Abu Shushah 49720, Saudi Arabia
(c) KaneRJ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
XWQ2+X8F, Hurghada 1, Red Sea Governorate 1960501, Ägypten
(c) Lu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Safaja, EG-BA, EG
(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Sant Katrin, EG-JS, EG
(c) elegaer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Epinephelus tauvina. BPBM 28919. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36750459. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28919.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36750459 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026