Oxycheilinus orientalis
Oriental Wrasse
As recorded: Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther, 1862)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Date
- January 26, 1984
- Locality
- Lombok; E side; Labuhan Pandan
- Island
- Lombok
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 26, 1984, Local fishermen, via J.E. Randall and F.G. Wörner also collected 4 other specimens.
Oxycheilinus orientalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 76 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-12.
2026-07-12
Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines
(c) Adrien Lowenstein - Anaïs Berry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Alambijud, Argao, Cebu, Philippines
(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines
(c) Adrien Lowenstein - Anaïs Berry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-28
M27R+J6, Gili Indah, North Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Alicia Christman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-07
Ratua, Vanuatu, Vanuatu
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-06-08
Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Oxycheilinus orientalis. BPBM 29759. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37860076. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/29759.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37860076 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026