Plectropomus areolatus
Squaretail Coralgrouper
As recorded: Plectropomus areolatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- April 21, 1970
- Locality
- Palau Islands
- Island
- Palau Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Plectropomus areolatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 271 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Western, SB
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Ba, FJ-W, FJ
(c) robinrumsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
(c) Martin Rady, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-14
Maldives
(c) Elina Le Verche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Maluku Utara, ID
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-24
(c) Heather, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Plectropomus areolatus. BPBM 9514. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38129033. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9514.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38129033 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026