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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
- J.E. Randall, J.L. Earle, and A. Cea EgañaJohn L. Earle →Alfredo Cea Egaña →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- February 10, 1985
- Locality
- Easter Island; NE coast; Hanga Hoonu (=baie Lapérouse; =La Perouse Bay); tidepool
- Island
- Easter Island
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 10, 1985, J.E. Randall, J.L. Earle, and A. Cea Egaña also collected 13 other specimens.
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Moringua ferruginea
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Pascua caudilinea
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Pascua caudilinea
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Pseudolabrus fuentesi
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Sargocentron punctatissimum
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Cite this specimen
Thalassoma purpureum. BPBM 39172. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39122386. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39172.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39122386 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026