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Thalassoma lunare
Moon Wrasse
As recorded: Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, J.P. McVey, W. Hashimoto, and B. JennionsWilliam Hashimoto →B. Jennions →J.P. McVey →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- October 27, 1968
- Locality
- Fanning Island; coral reef near center of lagoon
- Island
- Fanning Island
- Depth
- 7 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 27, 1968, J.E. Randall, J.P. McVey, W. Hashimoto, and B. Jennions also collected 18 other specimens.
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Centropyge flavissima
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Cephalopholis argus
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Cephalopholis urodeta
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Chaetodon bennetti
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Chromis dimidiata
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Gnathodentex aureolineatus
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Gymnothorax
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Gymnothorax buroensis
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Myripristis violacea
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Paracirrhites forsteri
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Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
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Scarus scaber
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Siphamia fuscolineata
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Stegastes nigricans
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Stegastes nigricans
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Thalassoma lunare observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,590 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Cockburn, AU-WA, AU
(c) Alex Fox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-26
Low Isles QLD, Australia
(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Low Isles QLD, Australia
(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Low Isles QLD, Australia
(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thalassoma lunare. BPBM 7674. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39119468. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7674.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39119468 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026