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Grammistes sexlineatus
Lined Soapfish
As recorded: Grammistes sexlineatus (Thunberg, 1792)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- October 6, 1966
- Locality
- Ngemelachel Island; seawall of marine lab site (old Japanese freezer plant)
- Island
- Ngemelachel Island
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Grammistes sexlineatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 568 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-23
Tabuk, SA
(c) Sol Yoder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Dahab, Zuidelijke Sinaï 8773044, Egypte
(c) Victor Van Muylem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Buton, ID-SG, ID
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Dahab, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
(c) elegaer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Grammistes sexlineatus. BPBM 7211. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37012931. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7211.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37012931 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
