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Pseudoplesiops
As recorded: Pseudoplesiops Bleeker, 1858
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pseudochromidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, R.C. Wass, and G. YamasakiJohnson Randall →R.C. Wass →Gordon Yamasaki →
- Date
- May 8, 1974
- Locality
- Tutuila Island; Fagatele Bay; reef edge
- Island
- Tutuila Island
- Depth
- 34 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 8, 1974, J.E. Randall, R.C. Wass, and G. Yamasaki also collected 17 other specimens.
Pseudoplesiops observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-12-25.

2022-12-25
Al-Qusayr, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Egypt
(c) Nico K. Michiels, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-04-17
Nggatokae, Western, Solomon Islands
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pseudoplesiops. BPBM 17502. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38263649. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/17502.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38263649 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
