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Hemigymnus melapterus

As recorded: Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
Date: 1902
Locality: Upolu Island; N side; Apia
Island: Upolu Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

11 Bishop specimens of Hemigymnus melapterus · collected 1902–1979Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Hemigymnus melapterus. BPBM 4574. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37162138. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4574.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37162138 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026

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