Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

As recorded: Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-VanizJohnson Randall →William F. Smith-Vaniz →
Date: February 10, 1980
Locality: Kerala State; Kovalam; rocky point off Raja Hotel (about 300 meters N of lighthouse)
Island: Kerala State
Depth: 2 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

29 Bishop specimens of Thalassoma lunare · collected 1903–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 10, 1980, J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-Vaniz also collected 22 other specimens.

Thalassoma lunare observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,588 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Low Isles QLD, Australia

(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Low Isles QLD, Australia

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2026-10-26

Low Isles QLD, Australia

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2026-10-21

Díli, Timor-Leste

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

2026-10-18

Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia

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

2026-10-18

Singapore, SG, SG

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

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Cite this specimen

Thalassoma lunare. BPBM 27626. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39125059. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27626.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39125059 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026