Wetmorella tanakai
Pygmy Possum Wrasse
As recorded: Wetmorella tanakai Randall & Kuiter, 2007
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, R.H. Kuiter, and L.C. ReynoldsR.H. Kuiter →Johnson Randall →L.S. Reynolds →
- Date
- September 19, 1987
- Locality
- Maumere Bay; E side; off Pertamina oil storage site; Waipare Reef
- Island
- Maumere Bay
- Region
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- -8.6294, 122.2760
- Depth
- 21 m
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 19, 1987, J.E. Randall, R.H. Kuiter, and L.C. Reynolds also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Wetmorella tanakai. BPBM 32214. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39678769. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32214.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39678769 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026