Thalassoma trilobatum
Christmas wrasse
(Lacepède, 1801)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 212212 ↗
Photo: (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein (iNaturalist)
54
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1901
First collected
1996
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Thalassoma trilobatum, 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 · 3 pages
2008
Assessment of species composition, diversity and biomass in marine habitats and subhaqbitats around offshore islets in the main Hawaiian IslandsColes, S.L., Giuseffi, L. & Hutchinson, M. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
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
2004
Prototype of a virtual comparative fish osteological collection and identification guideLongenecker, K. · 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
2002
Nonindigenous marine species at Waikiki and Hawaii Kai, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2001
Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & D. Minton · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1901 by U.S. Fish Commission (Oʻahu). The Museum last collected it in 1996; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 25, 2026.
Alive today
1,136 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-25
Wailuku, HI, US
(c) quackerattacker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
North Pacific Ocean, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
Kamehameha Hwy + Puula Rd, Pupukea, HI 96712, USA
(c) kroessler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Hanauma Bay, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) chrissyue032, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Hanauma Bay, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jaminhein1215, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Anini Rd, HI, US
(c) John Faber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)