Thalassoma ballieui
Blacktail Wrasse
As recorded: Thalassoma ballieui (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- "Tanager" Expedition
- Date
- 1923
- Locality
- French Frigate Shoals
- Island
- French Frigate Shoals
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Thalassoma ballieui observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-19.
2026-07-19
North Pacific Ocean
(c) colleenmcd16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
North Pacific Ocean
(c) colleenmcd16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Rielly Pape, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-27
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-05
Haleiwa, HI, USA
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-14
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Thalassoma ballieui. BPBM 4669. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39092941. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4669.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39092941 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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