BPBM 22469Ichthyology

Oxycheilinus bimaculatus

Twospot Wrasse

As recorded: Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, R.P.H. Rutherford, and K.E. CarpenterK.E. Carpenter →Johnson Randall →R.P.H. Rutherford →G.W. Tribble →
Date: July 28, 1978
Locality: Luzon; Batangas Province; Caban Island, SW side
Island: Luzon
Depth: 30 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

49 Bishop specimens of Oxycheilinus bimaculatus · collected 1901–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 28, 1978, J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, R.P.H. Rutherford, and K.E. Carpenter also collected 24+ other specimens.

Oxycheilinus bimaculatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 796 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.