Cheilio inermis
Cigar Wrasse
As recorded: Cheilio inermis (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 55
- Date
- May 5, 1962
- Locality
- Tongatapu Island; Nuku'alofa Harbor
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 5, 1962, R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 55 also collected 1 other specimen.
Cheilio inermis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,298 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Port Ghalib, Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Égypte
(c) Virginie Zajdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
North Pacific Ocean, Kaʻaʻawa, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Ricey Beach West, Rottnest Island
(c) duffelbag, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-11
Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID
(c) wild-discovery-rachael, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cheilio inermis. BPBM 10478. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35940794. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10478.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35940794 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026