Plesiops

As recorded: Plesiops Oken, 1817

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Plesiopidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and J.H. ChoatJ. Howard Choat →Johnson Randall →
Date: January 14, 1973
Locality: One Tree Island; W side; lagoon reef at low tide
Island: One Tree
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

4 Bishop specimens of Plesiops · collected 1973–1991Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 14, 1973, J.E. Randall and J.H. Choat also collected 24+ other specimens.

Plesiops observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Koki, Okinawa, JP

(c) jnnnnn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-03

Okinawa, JP

(c) Potamogeton sp.TOKYO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-13

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-11

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

(c) Xavier Rufray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-19

Cakaudrove, FJ-NO, FJ

(c) Charles Snow Gillingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-14

フィリピンキリノナグティプナンディシマンガル

(c) ri_su, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Plesiops. BPBM 14406. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38133263. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14406.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38133263 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026