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Coris ballieui
Lined Coris
As recorded: Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.W. Thompson
- Date
- September 10, 1901
- Locality
- Hawaiian Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 10, 1901, J.W. Thompson also collected 11 other specimens.
Coris ballieui observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1901. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-08-21.

2024-08-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program - Pacific Region, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program - Pacific Region, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program - Pacific Region, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-09-17
Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii, USA
(c) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program - Pacific Region, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-09-17
Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii, USA
(c) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program - Pacific Region, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-09-17
Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii, USA
(c) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program - Pacific Region, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Coris ballieui. BPBM 644. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36156637. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/644.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36156637 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
