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Novaculichthys taeniourus in life
In life — Rockmover Wrasse, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein
BPBM 8498Ichthyology

Novaculichthys taeniourus

Rockmover Wrasse

As recorded: Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
June 21, 1969
Locality
Oahu; Waianae coast; off Pokai Bay; artificial reef (mostly car bodies, dumped in 1964)
Island
Oʻahu
Depth
21 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
28 Bishop specimens of Novaculichthys taeniourus · collected 1900–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 21, 1969, J.E. Randall also collected 1 other specimen.

Cite this specimen

Novaculichthys taeniourus. BPBM 8498. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37698951. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8498.

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