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Grouper comet

Calloplesiops argus Fowler & Bean, 1930

Status not recordedbony fish

The grouper comet (Calloplesiops argus) is a species in the family Plesiopidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the grouper comet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grouper comet live?

Not recorded

Is the grouper comet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the grouper comet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPlesiopidae
  6. genusCalloplesiops
  7. SpeciesCalloplesiops argus Fowler & Bean, 1930
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Finespotted cometEnglish
  • oblohlav třpytivýCzech
  • Pez beta marinoSpanish
  • Pesce cometa del PacificoItalian
  • Assessor-cometa-do-PacíficoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the grouper comet

Other species in the same genus Calloplesiops.

Comet

Calloplesiops altivelis

PlesiopidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the grouper comet?

The grouper comet (Calloplesiops argus) belongs to the family Plesiopidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grouper comet (Calloplesiops argus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grouper-comet

MLA

“Grouper comet (Calloplesiops argus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grouper-comet.

BibTeX
@misc{grouper_comet_2026,
  title = {Grouper comet (Calloplesiops argus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grouper-comet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}