BPBM 16879IchthyologyParatype

Pseudocheilinus citrinus

Citric Wrasse

As recorded: Pseudocheilinus citrinus Randall, 1999

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, J.R. Haywood, R.R. Costello, J.D. Bryant, and S.R. ChristianJames Bryant →Dean B. Cannoy →Steve R. Christian →Rich Costello →Jim Haywood →Johnson Randall →
Date: January 6, 1971
Locality: Pitcairn Island; N side; off Gannet Ridge; reef called "The Bear"
Island: Pitcairn Island
Depth: 42 m
Type status: Paratype
Record type: Preserved specimen

9 Bishop specimens of Pseudocheilinus citrinus · collected 1970–1971Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 6, 1971, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, J.R. Haywood, R.R. Costello, J.D. Bryant, and S.R. Christian also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pseudocheilinus citrinus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2004-06-21.

2004-06-21

Avarua, Cook Islands

(c) Malcolm Francis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Pseudocheilinus citrinus. BPBM 16879. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38244082. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16879.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38244082 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026