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Thalassoma lunare
Moon Wrasse
As recorded: Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- W.A. Gosline, D.W. Strasburg, et alW.A. Gosline →D.W. Strasburg →
- Date
- December 30, 1959
- Locality
- Palmyra Atoll; 500 yards W of Sand Islet; N border of channel
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 30, 1959, W.A. Gosline, D.W. Strasburg, et al also collected 11 other specimens.
Anarchias seychellensis
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Antennatus coccineus
Ichthyology
Bathygobius fuscus
Ichthyology
Chromis margaritifer
Ichthyology
Chromis vanderbilti
Ichthyology
Fowleria marmorata
Ichthyology
Labroides rubrolabiatus
Ichthyology
Pseudogramma polyacantha
Ichthyology
Thalassoma purpureum
Ichthyology
Thalassoma quinquevittatum
Ichthyology
Uropterygius supraforatus
Ichthyology
Thalassoma lunare observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,589 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Low Isles QLD, Australia
(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Low Isles QLD, Australia
(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Low Isles QLD, Australia
(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Thalassoma lunare. BPBM 12708. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39115827. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12708.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39115827 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026