Oxycheilinus bimaculatus

English: Twospot Wrasse (1)

As recorded: Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, and M. McCoyGerald R. Allen →Mike McCoy →Johnson Randall →
Date: July 11, 1973
Locality: Guadalcanal; N side; 7 miles W of Honiara; fringing reef inshore from wreck of Japanese transport ship
Island: Guadalcanal
Depth: 2 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

49 Bishop specimens of Oxycheilinus bimaculatus · collected 1901–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 11, 1973, J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, and M. McCoy also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Oxycheilinus bimaculatus. BPBM 16024. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37862066. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16024.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37862066 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026