BPBM 38123Ichthyology

Plesiops coeruleolineatus

Coral Devil

As recorded: Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Plesiopidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and K. OkamotoKazuhiro Okamoto →Johnson Randall →
Date: March 14, 1983
Locality: Vavau Group; Euakafa Island, S side; reef
Island: Vavau Group
Depth: 15 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

30 Bishop specimens of Plesiops coeruleolineatus · collected 1963–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 14, 1983, J.E. Randall and K. Okamoto also collected 24+ other specimens.

Plesiops coeruleolineatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Koki, Okinawa, JP

(c) jnnnnn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-13

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-11

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

(c) Xavier Rufray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-21

太平洋, 冲绳县, JP

(c) JIN Pin-Tsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-08

日本、〒649-3502 和歌山県東牟婁郡串本町潮岬

(c) nittan_lover りょう, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-29

228台灣新北市貢寮區

(c) 劉佳勳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Plesiops coeruleolineatus. BPBM 38123. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38133877. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/38123.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38133877 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026