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1,100,502 specimens across 6 departments, collected since 1754 — 100,256 names, 42,336 type specimens.
Paracheilinus angulatusParatype
BPBM 22526 · Local aquarium fisherman, via R. Lubbock, 1978
Luzon
Thalassoma lunare
BPBM 21931 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall and S. Tay, 1977
Tioman Island, Malaysia
Coris marquesensis
BPBM 10430 · Purchased from local fisherman by D.W. Strasburg, 1958
Nukuhiva
Thalassoma trilobatum
BPBM 15202 · W.A. Gosline, J.E. Randall, and Gilbertese fisherman, 1953
Wake Island
Thalassoma quinquevittatum
BPBM 15244 · W.A. Gosline, J.E. Randall, and Gilbertese fisherman, 1953
Wake Island
Halichoeres ornatissimus
BPBM 15347 · W.A. Gosline, J.E. Randall, and Gilbertese fisherman, 1953
Wake Island
Iniistius pavo
BPBM 17647 · Local fisherman, 1974
Maui
Stethojulis trilineata
BPBM 18454 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall, 1975
Cebu
Bodianus loxozonus
BPBM 20193 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall, 1973
Mauritius
Bodianus macrourus
BPBM 20194 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall, 1973
Mauritius
Coris cuvieri
BPBM 20261 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall, 1973
Mauritius
Hologymnosus annulatus
BPBM 20314 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall, 1973
Mauritius
Halichoeres zeylonicus
BPBM 20574 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall and K. Rama Rao, 1975
Tuticorin
Halichoeres zeylonicus
BPBM 20575 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall and K. Rama Rao, 1975
Tuticorin
Iniistius cyanifrons
BPBM 20578 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall and K. Rama Rao, 1975
Tuticorin
Iniistius bimaculatus
BPBM 20579 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall and K. Rama Rao, 1975
Tuticorin
Pseudolabrus japonicus
BPBM 6503 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall, 1968
Honshu
Choerodon azurio
BPBM 6524 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall, 1968
Honshu
Novaculops koteamea
BPBM 6716 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall, 1969
Easter Island
Pseudolabrus semifasciatus
BPBM 6717 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall, 1969
Easter Island
Bodianus oxycephalus
BPBM 6728 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall, 1969
Easter Island
Thalassoma purpureum
BPBM 7142 · Japanese fisherman, via J.E. Randall, 1968
Minami Tori Shima