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Kyphosus bigibbus
Grey Drummer
As recorded: Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Kyphosidae
- Date
- December 20, 1993
- Locality
- Maldive Islands; inside Thaa Atoll
- Island
- Maldive Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Kyphosus bigibbus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 216 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16
6649+8CH, Al Owina, El Qoseir, Red Sea Governorate 1936202, Egypt
(c) SachadeRuiter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Safaja, EG-BA, EG
(c) andrey_smetanin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Хургада, Hurghada, Аль-Бахр-аль-Ахмар, Египет
(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Cape Range Nat'l Park WA 6707, Australia
(c) Sarah Hodgson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-10
Ned’s Beach, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) Kaely Woods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-09
Cape Range National Park WA 6707, Australia
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Kyphosus bigibbus. BPBM 37107. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37314986. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37107.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37314986 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
