
Valenciennea strigata
Bluestreak Goby
As recorded: Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet, 1782)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- June 8, 1972
- Locality
- Egum Atoll; Yanaba Island; outer reef
- Island
- Egum Atoll
- Depth
- 12 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 8, 1972, G.R. Allen also collected 6 other specimens.
Valenciennea strigata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 757 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Kina Street, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19
Dili Rock Dive Site, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27
Korovou
(c) robinrumsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Valenciennea strigata. BPBM 13849. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39610261. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13849.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39610261 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
