Plectorhinchus albovittatus
Giant Sweetlips
As recorded: Plectorhinchus albovittatus (Rüppell, 1838)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Haemulidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 26, 1975
- Locality
- Sri Lanka
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 26, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 1 other specimen.
Plectorhinchus albovittatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 213 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.
2026-10-16
Wakatobi, Kepulauan Wakatobi (Laut), ID-SG, ID
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
West Papua, ID
(c) Matthijs Boonzaaijer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Australia
(c) Luke Lythgoe, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-08
Noah QLD 4873, Australia
(c) Luke Lythgoe, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-23
Passe de Boulari, Nouméa, New caledonia
(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Indonesia
(c) Jorin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Plectorhinchus albovittatus. BPBM 19046. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38129016. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19046.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38129016 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026