Cephalopholis miniata

Coral Grouper

As recorded: Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskål, 1775)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and R.C. AndersonRokuro YamaguchiDonald Anderson →Johnson Randall →
Date: March 19, 1988
Locality: North Male Atoll; lagoon reef NW of Furana Island (E of Bandos Circle Reef)
Island: North Male Atoll
Depth: 15 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

18 Bishop specimens of Cephalopholis miniata · collected 1924–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 19, 1988, J.E. Randall and R.C. Anderson also collected 21 other specimens.

Cephalopholis miniata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,308 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Shuchah B22

(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Shark Bay, AU-WA-SB, AU-WA, AU

(c) Henry Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Gordon Reef, Egypt

(c) becca_w23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

GG57+MF2, Dahab, Zuidelijke Sinaï 8772464, Egypte

(c) Victor Van Muylem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

Manggarai Barat, ID-NT, ID

(c) Nicholas Buxton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cephalopholis miniata. BPBM 34669. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35860787. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/34669.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35860787 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026