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Oxycheilinus orientalis in life
In life — Oriental Wrasse, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Glen Whisson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Glen Whisson
BPBM 28750Ichthyology

Oxycheilinus orientalis

Oriental Wrasse

As recorded: Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther, 1862)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, D.S. Johnson, and L.J. BellLewis W. Bell →David S. Johnson →Johnson Randall →
Date
September 18, 1982
Locality
Kwajalein Atoll; Bigej-Meck reef
Region
Marshall Islands
Coordinates
8.9667, 167.7330
Depth
23 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
13 Bishop specimens of Oxycheilinus orientalis · collected 1972–1986Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On September 18, 1982, J.E. Randall, D.S. Johnson, and L.J. Bell also collected 12 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Oxycheilinus orientalis. BPBM 28750. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37861764. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28750.

Record sources