BPBM 12313Ichthyology

Aspidontus taeniatus

False Cleanerfish

As recorded: Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: July 17, 1957
Locality: Nukuhiva; Anaho Bay; E side, at shore
Island: Nukuhiva
Depth: 4 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On July 17, 1957, J.E. Randall also collected 22 other specimens.

Aspidontus taeniatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1957. 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 12313. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35242401. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12313.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35242401 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026