Gomphosus varius

English: Bird Wrasse (1); Hawaiian: hinalea iiwi; hinalea akilolo (1)

As recorded: Gomphosus varius Lacepède, 1801

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: August 31, 1968
Locality: Minami Tori Shima; reef flat
Island: Minami Tori Shima
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

73 Bishop specimens of Gomphosus varius · collected 1900–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 31, 1968, J.E. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gomphosus varius. BPBM 7125. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36973856. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7125.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36973856 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026