Cheilinus trilobatus
Tripletail Maori Wrasse
As recorded: Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- H.G. Hornbostel
- Date
- July 4, 1923
- Locality
- Guam
- Island
- Guam
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 4, 1923, H.G. Hornbostel also collected 10 other specimens.
Cheilinus trilobatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,381 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
台灣屏東縣恆春鎮
(c) bohong_yu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
(c) jenni_b, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Java Sea, Central Java, ID
(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cheilinus trilobatus. BPBM 4694. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35940304. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4694.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35940304 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026