BPBM 4637Ichthyology

Thalassoma quinquevittatum

Fivestripe Wrasse

As recorded: Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay & Bennett, 1839)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: "Tanager" Expedition
Date: July 1, 1923
Locality: Wake Island
Island: Wake Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

33 Bishop specimens of Thalassoma quinquevittatum · collected 1923–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1923, "Tanager" Expedition also collected 24+ other specimens.

Thalassoma quinquevittatum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 626 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Kina Street, Madang, PG

(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

AU

(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Aitutaki, Cook Islands

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Aitutaki, Cook Islands

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Thalassoma quinquevittatum. BPBM 4637. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39122437. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4637.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39122437 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026