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Diproctacanthus xanthurus in life
In life — Yellowtail Wrasse, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein
BPBM 15856Ichthyology

Diproctacanthus xanthurus

Yellowtail Wrasse

As recorded: Diproctacanthus xanthurus (Bleeker, 1856)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
August 17, 1973
Locality
Madang Province; Kerosene Island; Japanese shipwreck
Depth
2 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
9 Bishop specimens of Diproctacanthus xanthurus · collected 1970–1987Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 17, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 14 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Diproctacanthus xanthurus. BPBM 15856. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36524438. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15856.

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