
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
Twospot Wrasse
As recorded: Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- January 19, 1973
- Locality
- One Tree Island; lagoon; patch reef
- Island
- One Tree
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 19, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 7 other specimens.
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 796 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
MJRC+P9W, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
MJRC+P9W, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
MJRC+P9W, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Wakatobi, Kepulauan Wakatobi (Laut), ID-SG, ID
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus. BPBM 14506. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37862142. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14506.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37862142 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
