WoRMS taxon details
Plectropomus maculatus (Bloch, 1790)
218267 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218267)
accepted
Species
Bodianus maculatus Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted
Plectropoma maculatum (Bloch, 1790) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Plectropomus maculates (Bloch, 1790) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Bodianus maculatus Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 48, Pl. 228 [details]
page(s): 48, Pl. 228 [details]
Note Type species of genus <111>. Placed in Family...
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of genus <111>. Placed in Family Plectropomidae in <130>. [details]
Description Common on coastal reefs. Commonly used for food.
Description Common on coastal reefs. Commonly used for food. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Plectropomus maculatus (Bloch, 1790). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218267 on 2025-12-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Bodianus maculatus Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 48, Pl. 228 [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
page(s): 48, Pl. 228 [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Common on coastal reefs. Commonly used for food. [details]Type species Type species of genus <111>. Placed in Family Plectropomidae in <130>. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spotted coralgrouperroving grouper | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (56 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Bodianus maculatus Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Plectropoma maculatum (Bloch, 1790))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Plectropomus maculatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus maculatus Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Plectropoma maculatum (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase (from synonym Plectropomus maculates (Bloch, 1790))
To GenBank (606 nucleotides; 213 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plectropomus maculatus FIN034028 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plectropomus maculatus FIN034029 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Bodianus maculatus Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Plectropoma maculatum (Bloch, 1790))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Plectropomus maculatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus maculatus Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Plectropoma maculatum (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase (from synonym Plectropomus maculates (Bloch, 1790))
To GenBank (606 nucleotides; 213 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plectropomus maculatus FIN034028 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plectropomus maculatus FIN034029 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
