BPBM 11043Ichthyology

Gnatholepis cauerensis

Shoulderspot Goby

As recorded: Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, R.L. Bowers, and A.C. BannerA.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner →Ralph Bowers →Johnson Randall →
Date: July 26, 1968
Locality: Johnston Atoll; outside reef about 200 yards NE of small boat channel
Island: Johnston Atoll
Depth: 8 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

62 Bishop specimens of Gnatholepis cauerensis · collected 1923–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 26, 1968, J.E. Randall, R.L. Bowers, and A.C. Banner also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gnatholepis cauerensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 459 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

2026-10-11

Ilot Pandanus, Païta, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29

South Pacific Ocean, PF

(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23

Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

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

2026-09-20

Taha'a, French Polynesia

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Gnatholepis cauerensis. BPBM 11043. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36962118. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11043.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36962118 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026