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Lepidozygus tapeinosoma
Fusilier Damsel
As recorded: Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1856)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 17, 1975
- Locality
- North Male Atoll; Villingili Island; reef front
- Island
- North Male Atoll
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 17, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 15 other specimens.
Lepidozygus tapeinosoma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 113 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-11.

2026-09-11
Hotel Mavana, Mo'orea
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11
Hotel Mavana, Mo'orea
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11
Hotel Mavana, Mo'orea
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11
Hotel Mavana, Mo'orea
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-28
Maluku Tenggara Barat, Maluku, Indonesia
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-28
Maluku Tenggara Barat, Maluku, Indonesia
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lepidozygus tapeinosoma. BPBM 18873. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37367336. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18873.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37367336 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
