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Thalassoma purpureum
English: Surge Wrasse (1); Hawaiian: hou (1)
As recorded: Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, E.S. Hobson, L. Richards, L.A. Randall, and R.D. RandallE.S. Hobson →Johnson Randall →L.A. Randall →Richard H. Randall →L.P. Richards →
- Date
- August 20, 1970
- Locality
- Hawaii; South Kona; Honaunau Bay; 1/2 mile N of Puu Honua o Honaunau National Historical Park ("City of Refuge")
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Depth
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 20, 1970, J.E. Randall, E.S. Hobson, L. Richards, L.A. Randall, and R.D. Randall also collected 19 other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Thalassoma purpureum. BPBM 28928. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39123745. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28928.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39123745 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026