Cheilinus
As recorded: Cheilinus Lacepède, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- R.C. Wass, I. Swan, S.N. Swerdloff, and B. GoldmanB. Goldman →I. Swan →S.N. Swerdloff →R.C. Wass →
- Date
- February 3, 1976
- Locality
- Tutuila Island; Larsen Bay; reef
- Island
- Tutuila Island
- Depth
- 64 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 3, 1976, R.C. Wass, I. Swan, S.N. Swerdloff, and B. Goldman also collected 3 other specimens.
Cheilinus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11,539 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Uepi, Solomon Islands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Shuchah B22
(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
(c) Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Okinawa, JP
(c) daxreid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Egypt
(c) SachadeRuiter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cheilinus. BPBM 24117. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35936722. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/24117.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35936722 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026