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BPBM 37993Ichthyology
Thalassoma trilobatum
English: Christmas Wrasse (1); Hawaiian: awela (1)
As recorded: Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and A. FriedlanderA. Friedlander →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- March 6, 1983
- Locality
- Tongatapu Island; middle of SW coast; Secret Cove Beach; tidepools in rough limestone at low tide
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 6, 1983, J.E. Randall and A. Friedlander also collected 14 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Thalassoma trilobatum. BPBM 37993. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39125684. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37993.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39125684 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
