Cheilinus lunulatus
Broomtail Wrasse
As recorded: Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- W.F. Smith-Vaniz
- Date
- March 5, 1977
- Locality
- Muscat; small island about 300 meters offshore of beach 2-3 miles S of Sidab
- Island
- Muscat
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 5, 1977, W.F. Smith-Vaniz also collected 1 other specimen.
Cheilinus lunulatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 824 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
El Qoseir, Red Sea Governorate, Égypte
(c) Virginie Zajdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
El Qoseir, Red Sea Governorate, Égypte
(c) Virginie Zajdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Al-Qusayr, EG-BA, EG
(c) SachadeRuiter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
GG57+MF2, Dahab, Zuidelijke Sinaï 8772464, Egypte
(c) Victor Van Muylem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
GG56+39, Dahab, South Sinai Governorate 8772453, Egypte
(c) Victor Van Muylem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cheilinus lunulatus. BPBM 30582. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35937354. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/30582.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35937354 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026