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    Polkadot Cod

    Polkadot Cod

    Plectropomus areolatus

    Reef Fish
    Vulnerable

    The Polkadot Cod (Plectropomus areolatus) is recorded at 24 diving areas across 17 countries, most often around Majuro Atoll, Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon and Upolu.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 5 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Christmas IslandAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Occasionally seen here
    Majuro AtollMarshall Islands
    Regularly seen here
    Chuuk (Truk) LagoonMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Occasionally seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Milne BayPapua New Guinea
    Occasionally seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Occasionally seen here
    Gizo & Western ProvinceSolomon Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Ha'apai GroupTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Funafuti AtollTuvalu
    Occasionally seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Port Sudan & SanganebSudan
    Occasionally seen here
    Southeast Asia
    Mergui ArchipelagoMyanmar
    Rarely seen here
    Tubbataha ReefPhilippines
    Occasionally seen here
    Similan IslandsThailand
    Rarely seen here
    Atauro IslandTimor-Leste
    Rarely seen here
    Dili CoastTimor-Leste
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderPerciformes
    FamilyEpinephelidae
    GenusPlectropomus

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