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Thalassoma purpureum
English: Surge Wrasse (1); Hawaiian: hou (1)
As recorded: Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- W.A. Gosline, D.W. Strasburg, et alW.A. Gosline →D.W. Strasburg →
- Date
- December 30, 1959
- Locality
- Palmyra Atoll; ocean reef flat
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 30, 1959, W.A. Gosline, D.W. Strasburg, et al also collected 11 other specimens.
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Antennatus coccineus
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Bathygobius fuscus
Ichthyology
Chromis margaritifer
Ichthyology
Chromis vanderbilti
Ichthyology
Fowleria marmorata
Ichthyology
Labroides rubrolabiatus
Ichthyology
Pseudogramma polyacantha
Ichthyology
Thalassoma lunare
Ichthyology
Thalassoma quinquevittatum
Ichthyology
Uropterygius supraforatus
Ichthyology
Cite this specimen
Thalassoma purpureum. BPBM 15268. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39119976. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15268.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39119976 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026