Thalassoma

As recorded: Thalassoma Swainson, 1839

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: February 24, 1979
Locality: Sri Lanka; Hikkaduwa; about 2 miles SW of Coral Gardens Hotel; 0.5 mile offshore
Island: Sri Lanka
Depth: 11 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

28 Bishop specimens of Thalassoma · collected 1901–1991Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 24, 1979, J.E. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.

Thalassoma observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38,140 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.