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Hologymnosus in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein
BPBM 13364Ichthyology

Hologymnosus

As recorded: Hologymnosus Lacepède, 1801

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
June 3, 1972
Locality
Gulf of Aqaba; Eilat (largest and smallest specimens) and El Hamira
Island
Gulf Of Aqaba
Depth
8 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
14 Bishop specimens of Hologymnosus · collected 1957–1978Species page ›

Hologymnosus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 597 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

Hologymnosus observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto

(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hologymnosus observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Wakatobi, Kepulauan Wakatobi (Laut), ID-SG, ID

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hologymnosus observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Kaskazini 'A', TZ-ZN, TZ

(c) speedytiger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hologymnosus observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG

(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hologymnosus observed 2026-10-08

2026-10-08

(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hologymnosus observed 2026-10-08

2026-10-08

(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Hologymnosus. BPBM 13364. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37201167. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13364.

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