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Paracheilinus carpenteri
Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse
As recorded: Paracheilinus carpenteri Randall & Lubbock, 1981
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- August 24, 1977
- Locality
- Cebu; [E of]; Mactan Island
- Island
- Cebu
- Depth
- 10 m
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 24, 1977, J.E. Randall also collected 11 other specimens.
Paracheilinus carpenteri observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-14.

2026-07-14
Moalboal, PH-CB, PH
(c) patrick-louisy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-11
Moalboal, PH-CB, PH
(c) Xavier Rufray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01
Dauin, PH-NR, PH
(c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-01
Mabini, Batangas, Philippines
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-01
Mabini, Batangas, Philippines
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-01
Mabini, Batangas, Philippines
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Paracheilinus carpenteri. BPBM 22116. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37898717. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/22116.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37898717 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
