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Thalassoma purpureum in life
In life — Surge Wrasse, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) lizzydem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BPBM 3439Ichthyology

Thalassoma purpureum

Surge Wrasse

As recorded: Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by
T.T. Dranga
Date
April 1, 1927
Locality
Pearl and Hermes Reef
Record type
Preserved specimen
76 Bishop specimens of Thalassoma purpureum · collected 1900–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1927, T.T. Dranga also collected 21 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Thalassoma purpureum. BPBM 3439. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39122212. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3439.

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