BPBM 945Ichthyology

Cheilinus trilobatus

Tripletail Maori Wrasse

As recorded: Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: April 1, 1903
Locality: Efate Island
Island: Efate Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

29 Bishop specimens of Cheilinus trilobatus · collected 1900–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1903, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cheilinus trilobatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1903. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,381 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

AU

(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

South Pacifc Ocean

(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

台灣屏東縣恆春鎮

(c) bohong_yu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12

(c) jenni_b, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Java Sea, Central Java, ID

(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cheilinus trilobatus. BPBM 945. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35938700. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/945.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35938700 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026