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Cheilinus oxycephalus in life
In life — Snooty Wrasse, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Francois Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Francois Libert
BPBM 33636Ichthyology

Cheilinus oxycephalus

Snooty Wrasse

As recorded: Cheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, M.L. Kulbicki, P.J. Doherty, et alPeter J. Doherty →Michel L. Kulbicki →Johnson Randall →
Date
August 23, 1988
Locality
Chesterfield Islands; lagoon; SW side; off Ile Longue; patch reef
Region
New Caledonia
Coordinates
-19.8667, 158.3100
Depth
4 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
28 Bishop specimens of Cheilinus oxycephalus · collected 1957–1988Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 23, 1988, J.E. Randall, M.L. Kulbicki, P.J. Doherty, et al also collected 22 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cheilinus oxycephalus. BPBM 33636. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35938057. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33636.

Record sources