Plesiops insularis
Island Longfin
As recorded: Plesiops insularis Mooi & Randall, 1991
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Plesiopidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, B. Goldman, B.C. Russell, G.P. Whitley, and D.F. HoeseGerald R. Allen →B. Goldman →D.F. Hoese →Johnson Randall →B.C. Russell →G.P. Whitley →
- Date
- February 5, 1973
- Locality
- Lord Howe Island
- Island
- Lord Howe
- Depth
- 25 m
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 5, 1973, J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, B. Goldman, B.C. Russell, G.P. Whitley, and D.F. Hoese also collected 9 other specimens.
Plesiops insularis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-01-30.
2025-01-30
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
(c) A. Prof. Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-02-26
Kingston, Norfolk Island
(c) James Tweed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-11-09
Norfolk Island
(c) mscott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-02-12
Stephens Hole, Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) ajhg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2016-11-13
Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-01-07
Lord Howe Island, AU-NS, AU
(c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Plesiops insularis. BPBM 33913. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38132112. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33913.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38132112 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026