blacksaddled coralgrouper
Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède, 1801)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Plectropomus laevis, known commonly as the black-saddled coral grouper, cluespotted coral trout, blacksaddled coral trout, blue-spot trout, Chinese footballer, footballer cod, footballer coral trout, oceanic coral trout or tiger trout, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Wikipedia contributors, Plectropomus laevis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:03:11.717914+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède, 1801)
- Name authority
- (Lacepède, 1801)
- Common name
- blacksaddled coralgrouper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Epinephelidae
- Genus
- Plectropomus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderPercoidei
- familyEpinephelidae Bleeker, 1874
- genusPlectropomus Oken, 1817
- speciesPlectropomus laevis (Lacepède, 1801)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Plectropomus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Plectropomus areolatus (Rüppell, 1830) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectropomus oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1855) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède, 1802) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Labrus laevis Lacepède, 1801 Lacepède, 1801 | synonym |
| Paracanthistius melanoleucus (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
| Plectropoma maculatum var. a Playfair, 1867 Playfair, 1867 | ambiguous synonym |
| Plectropoma maculatum var. b Playfair, 1867 Playfair, 1867 | ambiguous synonym |
| Bodianus melanoleucos Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Bodianus melanoleucus Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Plectropomous laevis (Lacepède, 1801) (Lacepède, 1801) | synonym |
| Plectropomus maculatum melanoleucum (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
| Plectropoma melanoleucum (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
| Plectropomus melanoleucus (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
| Plectropoma maculatum var. c Playfair, 1867 Playfair, 1867 | synonym |
| Bodianus cyclostomus Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218260 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4K5TZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.