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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
- S.C. Ball
- Date
- December 26, 1924
- Locality
- Penrhyn Atoll
- Island
- Penrhyn Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1924, S.C. Ball also collected 19 other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Thalassoma purpureum. BPBM 4622. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39122663. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4622.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39122663 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026