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Plectrypops lima
English: Rough-Scale Soldierfish (1)
As recorded: Plectrypops lima (Valenciennes, 1831)
Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and Scott JohnsonScott Johnson →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- October 6, 1982
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; Jedrol (=Bogen; =Rex) islet; S side at edge of deep channel (East Channel); under wreck of concrete ship
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 7 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 6, 1982, J.E. Randall and Scott Johnson also collected 19 other specimens.
Plectrypops lima observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-06-29.

2022-06-29
Chile
(c) Francisco Riquelme Tapia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-10-15
Kaminokae, Kochi, JP
(c) bananyasan_0728, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plectrypops lima. BPBM 29146. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38129780. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/29146.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38129780 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
