Thalassoma quinquevittatum
Five Striped Surge Wrasse
(Lay & Bennett, 1839)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 212211 ↗
Photo: (c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by uwkwaj (iNaturalist)
33
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1923
First collected
1996
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Thalassoma quinquevittatum, most mentions first.
2010
Marine biota information base for offshore islets in the main Hawaiian IslandsColes, S.L. & Swenson, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2004
Assessment of nonindigenous species on coral reefs in the Hawaiian Islands, with emphasis on introduced invertebratesColes, S.L., L.G. Eldredge, F. Kandel, P.R. Reath & K. Longenecker · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2002
Nonindigenous marine species in Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1923 by "Tanager" Expedition (French Frigate Shoals). The Museum last collected it in 1996; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 3, 2026.
Alive today
42 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-08-03
HI, US
(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-07
North Pacific Ocean, Wailea, HI, US
(c) congonaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
North Pacific Ocean, Wailea, HI, US
(c) congonaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-21
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Maxfield Marley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Rielly Pape, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-18
Lapakahi Marine Life Conservation District, 57-1727 Akoni Pule Hwy, Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-18
Lapakahi Marine Life Conservation District, 57-1727 Akoni Pule Hwy, Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)