Thalassoma trilobatum

English: Christmas Wrasse (1); Hawaiian: awela (1)

As recorded: Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, R.R. Costello, J.R. Haywood, N. Young, and S.R. ChristianDean B. Cannoy →Steve R. Christian →Rich Costello →Jim Haywood →Johnson Randall →N.Y. Young →
Date: December 30, 1970
Locality: Pitcairn Island; tidepool at West Harbor
Island: Pitcairn Island
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

54 Bishop specimens of Thalassoma trilobatum · collected 1901–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 30, 1970, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, R.R. Costello, J.R. Haywood, N. Young, and S.R. Christian also collected 22 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Thalassoma trilobatum. BPBM 17020. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39123515. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/17020.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39123515 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026