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Monotaxis grandoculis in life
In life — Humpnose Bigeye Bream, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by François Libert
BPBM 4030Ichthyology

Monotaxis grandoculis

Humpnose Bigeye Bream

As recorded: Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskål, 1775)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Lethrinidae

Collected by
J.W. Thompson
Date
1908
Locality
Oahu
Island
Oʻahu
Record type
Preserved specimen
25 Bishop specimens of Monotaxis grandoculis · collected 1901–2002Species page ›

Monotaxis grandoculis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1908. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,638 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Monotaxis grandoculis. BPBM 4030. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37613602. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4030.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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