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Thalassoma ballieui

English: Old Woman Wrasse; Blacktail Wrasse (1), Spotfin Scorpionfish; Ballieu's Scorpionfish (1); Hawaiian: hinalea luahine (1)

As recorded: Thalassoma ballieui (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, J.L. Earle, T. Hayes, and R.L. PyleJohn L. Earle →Therese Hayes →Richard L. Pyle →Johnson Randall →
Date: September 16, 1991
Locality: Midway Atoll; Sand Island, SE side; 200 meters SW of bulk garbage pier; outside reef; caves
Island: Midway Atoll
Depth: 8 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

27 Bishop specimens of Thalassoma ballieui · collected 1900–1991Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 16, 1991, J.E. Randall, J.L. Earle, T. Hayes, and R.L. Pyle also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Thalassoma ballieui. BPBM 34830. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39097291. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/34830.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39097291 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026