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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
- G.P. Jones and U.L. KalyG.N. Jones →U.L. Kaly →
- Date
- October 1, 1989
- Locality
- Niutao Island; S end; ocean reef
- Island
- Niutao Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 1, 1989, G.P. Jones and U.L. Kaly also collected 11 other specimens.
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Anampses melanurus
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Anampses twistii
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Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
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Cirrhilabrus punctatus
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Coris centralis
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Halichoeres claudia
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Halichoeres melasmapomus
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Labropsis xanthonota
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Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
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Thalassoma quinquevittatum
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Cite this specimen
Thalassoma purpureum. BPBM 40916. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090170462. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/40916.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090170462 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026