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Valenciennea sexguttata
As recorded: Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes, 1837)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- July 9, 1973
- Locality
- Guadalcanal; N side; 7 miles W of Honiara; near wreck of Japanese transport ship
- Island
- Guadalcanal
- Depth
- 8 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 9, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 4 other specimens.
Valenciennea sexguttata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 506 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Dili Rock Dive Site, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Mimaropa, PH
(c) Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
JX33+HX9, Dhangethi, Malediven
(c) bellalinda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Calliope - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) Hiroya Kidoguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Besir
(c) mumudu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Jalan Masuk, Mainland, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) ajhg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Valenciennea sexguttata. BPBM 16017. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39618825. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16017.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39618825 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026