
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
Twospot Wrasse
As recorded: Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.W. Thompson
- Date
- September 14, 1901
- Locality
- Hawaiian Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 14, 1901, J.W. Thompson also collected 12 other specimens.
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1901. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 796 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia
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2026-10-14
MJRC+P9W, Bali 80852, Indonesia
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2026-10-14
MJRC+P9W, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
MJRC+P9W, Bali 80852, Indonesia
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2026-10-14
Lipah Beach
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2026-10-13
Wakatobi, Kepulauan Wakatobi (Laut), ID-SG, ID
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus. BPBM 651. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37861722. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/651.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37861722 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
