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Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
Ringtail Maori Wrasse
As recorded: Oxycheilinus unifasciatus (Streets, 1877)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- June 27, 1968
- Locality
- Guam; W side; N of NCO Beach
- Island
- Guam
- Depth
- 15 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 27, 1968, J.E. Randall also collected 6 other specimens.
Oxycheilinus unifasciatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 383 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.

2026-10-03
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28
Nanumanga, Tuvalu
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16
Coral Garden, Huahine
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16
Coral Garden, Huahine
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
Saipan, MP
(c) hallechoeres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-16
Uken, JP-KS, JP
(c) Jon Aull, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Oxycheilinus unifasciatus. BPBM 8716. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37863659. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8716.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37863659 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
