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Pomacentrus bipunctatus in life
In life — Pacific Cocoa Damselfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by uwkwaj
BPBM 7482IchthyologyHolotype

Pomacentrus bipunctatus

Pacific Cocoa Damselfish

As recorded: Pomacentrus bipunctatus Allen & Randall, 2004

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
July 8, 1969
Locality
Chuuk; lagoon; N of Fefan Island; wreck of Japanese tanker
Island
Chuuk
Region
Micronesia
Coordinates
7.2500, 152.0330
Depth
5 m
Type status
Holotype
Record type
Preserved specimen
7 Bishop specimens of Pomacentrus bipunctatus · collected 1969–1983Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On July 8, 1969, J.E. Randall also collected 10 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Pomacentrus bipunctatus. BPBM 7482. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36810264. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7482.

Record sources