Pseudocheilinus ocellatus

As recorded: Pseudocheilinus ocellatus 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

16 Bishop specimens of Pseudocheilinus ocellatus · collected 1970–2002Species 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 ocellatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-02-18.

2024-02-18

Lau, Eastern, Fiji

(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-18

Lau, Eastern, Fiji

(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-16

Aur Atoll, RMI

(c) Raphael Forns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-03-14

Rangiroa, Polynésie française

(c) Etienne Guitton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-02-12

Apataki Atoll, Polynésie française

(c) Etienne Guitton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-04-20

Kwajalein Atoll, RMI, seaward reef between Kwajalein and Ennubuj Islands

(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pseudocheilinus ocellatus. BPBM 16900. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38249526. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16900.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38249526 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026