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Labropsis australis in life
In life — Southern Tubelip, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by juju98
BPBM 14395IchthyologyHolotype

Labropsis australis

Southern Tubelip

As recorded: Labropsis australis Randall, 1981

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
January 13, 1973
Locality
One Tree Island; W side; outside reef
Island
One Tree
Depth
27 m
Type status
Holotype
Record type
Preserved specimen
16 Bishop specimens of Labropsis australis · collected 1966–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 13, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 9 other specimens.

Labropsis australis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 140 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-01.

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

Cite this specimen

Labropsis australis. BPBM 14395. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37319777. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14395.

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