Coris
Rainbow Wrasses
Lacepède, 1801Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 126019 ↗
15
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1901
First collected
1999
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1901 by A. Seale (Hawaiian Islands). The Museum last collected it in 1999; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 23, 2026.
Alive today
1,240 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-20
Kahalu’u Beach Park
(c) nikosoccer1014, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Electric Beach North
(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-09
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) skyerainey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Honaunau Beach Rd, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) Autumn Saleh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) rmooi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)