Thalassoma trilobatum
Christmas Wrasse
As recorded: Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- W.A. Gosline, J.E. Randall, and Gilbertese fishermanGilbertese fisherman →W.A. Gosline →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- June 9, 1953
- Locality
- Wake Island; near wreck
- Island
- Wake Island
- Depth
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 9, 1953, W.A. Gosline, J.E. Randall, and Gilbertese fisherman also collected 8 other specimens.
Thalassoma trilobatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,396 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Wailuku, HI, US
(c) quackerattacker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
North Pacific Ocean, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Kenting, Kenting, TW-TA-PT, TW-TA, TW
(c) ChienYL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
台灣屏東縣琉球鄉
(c) changchih-yi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Thalassoma trilobatum. BPBM 15202. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39123079. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15202.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39123079 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026