Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

As recorded: Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: A.H. Banner, P. Helfrich, et alA.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner →Philip Helfrich →
Date: September 6, 1959
Locality: Palmyra Atoll; Cooper Islet and Barren Islet
Island: Palmyra Atoll
Record type: Preserved specimen

29 Bishop specimens of Thalassoma lunare · collected 1903–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 6, 1959, A.H. Banner, P. Helfrich, et al also collected 24+ other specimens.

Thalassoma lunare observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,590 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Cockburn, AU-WA, AU

(c) Alex Fox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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)

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Cite this specimen

Thalassoma lunare. BPBM 14136. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39125997. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14136.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39125997 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026