
Terapon jarbua
Crescent Grunter
As recorded: Terapon jarbua (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Terapontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- October 2, 1967
- Locality
- Western Samoa
- Island
- Western Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 2, 1967, J.E. Randall also collected 7 other specimens.
Terapon jarbua observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,898 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Beihai, CN-GX, CN
(c) Lin, Zhanyi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
89FM+9VP, Viseisei, Fiji
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Yongningzhen Gold Coast No.943, Quanzhou, Fujian, CN
(c) p_concolor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Onna, Okinawa, JP
(c) jnnnnn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Russell Island QLD, Australia
(c) Dr Melissa Staines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Port Ghalib, Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Égypte
(c) Virginie Zajdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Terapon jarbua. BPBM 6186. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39017184. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6186.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39017184 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
