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Halichoeres melasmapomus in life
In life — Earmuff Wrasse, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Karen Willshaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Karen Willshaw
BPBM 16702IchthyologyParatype

Halichoeres melasmapomus

Earmuff Wrasse

As recorded: Halichoeres melasmapomus Randall, 1981

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
December 28, 1970
Locality
Pitcairn Island; reef on N side off Gannet Ridge
Depth
40 m
Type status
Paratype
Record type
Preserved specimen
22 Bishop specimens of Halichoeres melasmapomus · collected 1957–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 28, 1970, J.E. Randall also collected 14 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Halichoeres melasmapomus. BPBM 16702. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37050009. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16702.

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