Oxycheilinus arenatus
Speckled Maori Wrasse
As recorded: Oxycheilinus arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- July 24, 1976
- Locality
- Eilat; off Coral World (aquarium); reef
- Island
- Eilat
- Depth
- 45 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Oxycheilinus arenatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-02.
2026-03-02
54MF+57, Dhonfanu, Maldives
(c) Bryan J, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-12
Teluk Lingga, Sangatta Utara, East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
(c) Dilla Pratiwi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-26
Kinondoni, TZ-DS, TZ
(c) Alan Sutton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-08-16
467X+QQG Kalanggaman Island, Palompon, Philippines
(c) Marisa Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-07-10
Ouémo - Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-12-08
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Oxycheilinus arenatus. BPBM 20818. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37860310. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20818.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37860310 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026