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Thalassoma purpureum
English: Surge Wrasse (1); Hawaiian: hou (1)
As recorded: Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- W.A. Gosline et al., aboard R/V "Hugh M. Smith"
- Date
- June 29, 1950
- Locality
- Midway Atoll; reef
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 29, 1950, W.A. Gosline et al., aboard R/V "Hugh M. Smith" also collected 22 other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Thalassoma purpureum. BPBM 34892. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39118897. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/34892.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39118897 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026