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Thalassoma lutescens
Sunset Wrasse
As recorded: Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- February 25, 1957
- Locality
- Moorea; entrance to Papetoai Bay
- Island
- Moorea
- Depth
- 6 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Thalassoma lutescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,062 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.
2026-10-30
Okinawa, JP
(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-27
Cockburn, AU-WA, AU
(c) Alex Fox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-21
Bourail, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Indian Ocean, Carrarang, AU
(c) marcus888, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Ako, Miyake, Tokyo, JP
(c) ponyomi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Little Salmon Bay, Rottnest Island
(c) Grady Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Thalassoma lutescens. BPBM 9095. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39119959. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9095.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39119959 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026