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Thalassoma ballieui
English: Old Woman Wrasse; Blacktail Wrasse (1), Spotfin Scorpionfish; Ballieu's Scorpionfish (1); Hawaiian: hinalea luahine (1)
As recorded: Thalassoma ballieui (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, L.A. Randall, and P.M. AllenPaul Allen →Johnson Randall →L.A. Randall →
- Date
- July 27, 1970
- Locality
- Oahu; NW side; off rocky islet at SW end of Waimea Bay; entrance to a cave
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Depth
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 27, 1970, J.E. Randall, L.A. Randall, and P.M. Allen also collected 16 other specimens.
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Bodianus albotaeniatus
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Conger oligoporus
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Exallias brevis
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Gymnothorax gracilicauda
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Ostorhinchus maculiferus
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Plagiotremus ewaensis
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Plagiotremus goslinei
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Priolepis limbatosquamis
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Pseudamiops diaphanes
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Samariscus triocellatus
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Sebastapistes coniorta
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Sufflamen fraenatum
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Synodus ulae
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Thalassoma duperrey
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Thalassoma ballieui observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-19.
2026-07-19
North Pacific Ocean
(c) colleenmcd16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
North Pacific Ocean
(c) colleenmcd16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Rielly Pape, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-27
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-05
Haleiwa, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-14
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Thalassoma ballieui. BPBM 10032. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39109252. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10032.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39109252 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026