Leopard coral grouper Plectropomus leopardus Least concern
Where the leopard coral grouper lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 42,782 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map
| Scientific name | Plectropomus leopardus |
|---|---|
| Group | Bony fish |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | Oceania |
| Class | Ray-finned fish |
| Order | Perciformes |
| Family | Serranidae |
Where does the leopard coral grouper live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the leopard coral grouper in 2 countries and territories across Oceania.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the leopard coral grouper endangered?
The leopard coral grouper’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the leopard coral grouper?
The leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Perciformes and the family Serranidae, genus Plectropomus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the leopard coral grouper
The leopard coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus), also known as the common coral trout, leopard coral trout, blue-dotted coral grouper or spotted coral grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the family Epinephelidae. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Coral trout are the favourite target fish for all sectors of the fishery because they are a good food fish and command high market prices locally and overseas. The total commercial catch of coral trout was reported at over 1500 tonnes in 1998.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Leopard coral grouper (revision 1378727063), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1233039 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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