Cheilinus trilobatus
Tripletail Maori Wrasse
As recorded: Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, J. van Egmond, and E. GrandcourtE. Grandcourt →Johnson Randall →J. van Egmond →
- Date
- December 24, 1992
- Locality
- Mahé Island; SE end; tidepool at low tide
- Island
- Mahé Island
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 24, 1992, J.E. Randall, J. van Egmond, and E. Grandcourt also collected 14 other specimens.
Apogon
Ichthyology
Apogon campbelli
Ichthyology
Blenniella periophthalmus
Ichthyology
Callogobius flavobrunneus
Ichthyology
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
Ichthyology
Eviota prasina
Ichthyology
Fowleria marmorata
Ichthyology
Fusigobius neophytus
Ichthyology
Gnatholepis anjerensis
Ichthyology
Nectamia fusca
Ichthyology
Parascorpaena
Ichthyology
Phoxocampus belcheri
Ichthyology
Pteragogus pelycus
Ichthyology
Scarus falcipinnis
Ichthyology
Cheilinus trilobatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,381 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
台灣屏東縣恆春鎮
(c) bohong_yu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
(c) jenni_b, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Java Sea, Central Java, ID
(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cheilinus trilobatus. BPBM 35526. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35936917. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/35526.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35936917 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026