Coris aygula

As recorded: Coris aygula Lacepède, 1801

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: December 1, 1900
Locality: Tahiti; Papeete
Island: Tahiti
Record type: Preserved specimen

34 Bishop specimens of Coris aygula · collected 1900–1992Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 1, 1900, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Coris aygula observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1900. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,533 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Marsá Mubārak, Égypte

(c) Virginie Zajdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU

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

2026-10-20

South Pacifc Ocean

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

2026-10-19

Gordon Reef, Egypt

(c) becca_w23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

Ueno, Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan

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

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Cite this specimen

Coris aygula. BPBM 707. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36162462. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/707.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36162462 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026