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Upeneus
As recorded: Upeneus Cuvier, 1829
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Mullidae
- Collected by
- L.W. Knapp
- Date
- May 14, 1979
- Locality
- Siquijor Island; [NE side of]; tidal lagoon
- Island
- Siquijor Island
- Region
- Philippines
- Coordinates
- 9.2150, 123.4830
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Upeneus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-07.

2026-10-07
Dauin, PH-NR, PH
(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-26
57VC+JRW, Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-22
57VC+JRW, Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-08
Dauin, Central Visayas, Philippines
(c) Klaus Stiefel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-27
57VC+JRW Luca Sanctuary, Reef Village Dauin, Dauin, Negros Oriental, Filipijnen
(c) Marleen Schouten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-14
Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Upeneus. BPBM 32722. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39595883. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32722.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39595883 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
