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Thalassoma duperreyi
Thalassoma duperreyi
Saddle Wrasse
Photographer: Joseph Dougherty

ID: 0000 0000 0903 0200 (2003-09-11)

Copyright © 2003 Joseph Dougherty/ecology.org

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Sep 2001
  • location   Ahihi beach reef, Maui. (Hawaii, Maui (Hawaiian Islands), US)
  • camera   Nikonos 5
  • contributor's ID #  2001_09_06_03_01
  • photo category: Animal - Fish

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Saddle Wrasse, A'ala'ihi, Hinalea Lauwili (photographer)
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  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Bill Puleloa    Aug 16, 2006

    Action: commented on photo

    Reviewer's comments:
         "The Hawiian vernacular name for this wrasse is hinalea lauwili. The other name you've assigned to this species, i.e. ala'ihi, refers to a Holocentrid. These names are not interchangeable. Gosline & Brock had it wrong."

     
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