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Cephalopholis
As recorded: Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- L.A. Thurston and D. ThaanumDitlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- 1922
- Locality
- Palmyra Atoll
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cephalopholis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15,584 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 3949. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35870134. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3949.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35870134 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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