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Plectropomus areolatus in life
In life — Squaretail Coralgrouper, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Rickard Zerpe, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BPBM 20761Ichthyology

Plectropomus areolatus

Squaretail Coralgrouper

As recorded: Plectropomus areolatus (Rüppell, 1830)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae

Date
October 10, 1975
Locality
Sudan; Suakin Harbor
Island
Sudan
Record type
Preserved specimen
8 Bishop specimens of Plectropomus areolatus · collected 1966–1977Species page ›

Plectropomus areolatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 271 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Plectropomus areolatus. BPBM 20761. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38126035. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20761.

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