Aspidontus taeniatus

As recorded: Aspidontus taeniatus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and J.D. BryantJames Bryant →Johnson Randall →
Date: May 14, 1971
Locality: Nukuhiva; Taiohae Bay; NW side of Sentinelle de l'Est
Island: Nukuhiva
Depth: 21 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

38 Bishop specimens of Aspidontus taeniatus · collected 1950–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 14, 1971, J.E. Randall and J.D. Bryant also collected 24+ other specimens.

Aspidontus taeniatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 432 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.

2026-10-02

Australia

(c) liam1294, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-21

Pulau mansuar

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

2026-09-16

Coral Garden, Huahine

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2026-09-06

Black Rock, Mainland, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) ajhg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-08-31

French Polynesia, PF

(c) Hugh Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-15

Lombok Barat, ID-NB, ID

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

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Cite this specimen

Aspidontus taeniatus. BPBM 10870. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35240854. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10870.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35240854 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026