Thalassoma loxum
Slantband Wrasse
As recorded: Thalassoma loxum Randall & Mee, 1994
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- May 13, 1990
- Locality
- Muscat; off point by Qurm Point apartments
- Island
- Muscat
- Depth
- 1 m
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 13, 1990, J.E. Randall also collected 4 other specimens.
Thalassoma loxum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-28.
2026-02-28
Salalah, OM-JA, OM
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-03
Hadibu, Yemen
(c) mimsa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thalassoma loxum. BPBM 34499. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39094998. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/34499.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39094998 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026