Thalassoma lunare

As recorded: Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: October 15, 1974
Locality: Sudan; 500 meters N of entrance to Port Sudan Harbor; reef front with caves
Island: Sudan
Depth: 13 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

29 Bishop specimens of Thalassoma lunare · collected 1903–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 15, 1974, J.E. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.

Thalassoma lunare observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,593 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29

Bandar al Jissah, OM

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

2026-10-28

Geoffrey Bay, Australia

(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Cockburn, AU-WA, AU

(c) Alex Fox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-26

Low Isles QLD, Australia

(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Low Isles QLD, Australia

(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Low Isles QLD, Australia

(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Thalassoma lunare. BPBM 20426. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39118724. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20426.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39118724 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026