Lepidozygus tapeinosoma

Fusilier Damsel

As recorded: Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1856)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and R.C. AndersonRokuro YamaguchiDonald Anderson →Johnson Randall →
Date: March 19, 1988
Locality: North Male Atoll; lagoon reef NW of Furana Island (E of Bandos Circle Reef)
Island: North Male Atoll
Depth: 15 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

14 Bishop specimens of Lepidozygus tapeinosoma · collected 1969–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 19, 1988, J.E. Randall and R.C. Anderson also collected 21 other specimens.

Lepidozygus tapeinosoma observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. 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 32986. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37366589. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32986.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37366589 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026