Oxycheilinus unifasciatus

Ringtail Maori Wrasse

As recorded: Oxycheilinus unifasciatus (Streets, 1877)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: D. Ross Robertson
Date: September 1, 1996
Locality: Kiritimati Atoll
Island: Kiritimati Atoll
Record type: Preserved specimen

31 Bishop specimens of Oxycheilinus unifasciatus · collected 1901–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1996, D. Ross Robertson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Oxycheilinus unifasciatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 383 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.

2026-10-03

Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28

Nanumanga, Tuvalu

(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16

Coral Garden, Huahine

(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16

Coral Garden, Huahine

(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02

Saipan, MP

(c) hallechoeres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-16

Uken, JP-KS, JP

(c) Jon Aull, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Oxycheilinus unifasciatus. BPBM 37469. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37860743. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37469.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37860743 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026