BPBM 23329Ichthyology

Stethojulis trilineata

Blue-ribbon Wrasse

As recorded: Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, and R.P.H. RutherfordJohnson Randall →R.P.H. Rutherford →G.W. Tribble →
Date: July 16, 1978
Locality: Taiwan; S end; Ch'uan fan-shih; channel behind large limestone rock at shore
Island: Taiwan
Depth: 3 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

13 Bishop specimens of Stethojulis trilineata · collected 1969–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 16, 1978, J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, and R.P.H. Rutherford also collected 24+ other specimens.

Stethojulis trilineata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 430 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Qamea, Fiji

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

Qamea, Fiji

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

Kaledupa, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Lipah Beach

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

2026-10-02

Waya Lailai

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Stethojulis trilineata. BPBM 23329. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38799629. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23329.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38799629 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026