Bathygobius cocosensis

English: Cocos Island Frill Goby (3)

As recorded: Bathygobius cocosensis (Bleeker, 1854)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: February 1, 1901
Locality: Tahiti
Island: Tahiti
Record type: Preserved specimen

62 Bishop specimens of Bathygobius cocosensis · collected 1901–1998Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 1, 1901, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Bathygobius cocosensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1901. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 337 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

Okinawa, JP

(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19

Little Bay, AU

(c) Malte Sellin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Ulladulla Harbour, Ulladulla, AU

(c) Dawn Woods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07

951台灣臺東縣綠島鄉公舘村

(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05

Kiama NSW 2533, Australia

(c) emgee4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

台灣新北市貢寮區

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

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Cite this specimen

Bathygobius cocosensis. BPBM 1525. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35439569. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/1525.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35439569 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026