BPBM 9971Ichthyology

Pseudoplesiops

As recorded: Pseudoplesiops Bleeker, 1858

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pseudochromidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, A.R. Emery, and E.S. HelfmanA.R. Emery →E.S. Helfman →Johnson Randall →
Date: April 17, 1970
Locality: Ngemelachel Island; 1/4 mile SW of entrance to Ngemelachel (=Malakal) Harbor
Island: Ngemelachel Island
Depth: 18 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

49 Bishop specimens of Pseudoplesiops · collected 1964–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 17, 1970, J.E. Randall, A.R. Emery, and E.S. Helfman also collected 23 other specimens.

Pseudoplesiops observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-12-25.

2022-12-25

Al-Qusayr, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Egypt

(c) Nico K. Michiels, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-04-17

Nggatokae, Western, Solomon Islands

(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pseudoplesiops. BPBM 9971. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38259580. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9971.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38259580 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026