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Plectropomus leopardus
Leopard Coralgrouper
As recorded: Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède, 1802)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- R. Lubbock and P. FourmanoirPierre Fourmanoir →R. Lubbock →
- Date
- March 18, 1975
- Locality
- New Caledonia; Noumea; Ile aux Canards
- Island
- New Caledonia
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 18, 1975, R. Lubbock and P. Fourmanoir also collected 9 other specimens.
Plectropomus leopardus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,882 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Okinawa, JP
(c) jnnnnn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Baie des citrons nord, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Baie des citrons sud, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Baie des citrons, sud, Nouméa
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Récif Nogumatiugi, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
TO
(c) moranoch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Plectropomus leopardus. BPBM 28666. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38125479. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28666.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38125479 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026