Epinephelus
As recorded: Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- "Whippoorwill" Expedition
- Date
- 1924
- Locality
- Baker Island
- Island
- Baker Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Epinephelus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26,705 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Ägypten
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
West Point Lane, Bermuda, BM
(c) csmithbda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Americas Cup Harbor, San Diego, CA, US
(c) toastysn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Marsa Alam, Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Whitfield Cove
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Epinephelus. BPBM 3970. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36750551. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3970.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36750551 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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