Gnatholepis cauerensis
Shoulderspot Goby
As recorded: Gnatholepis cauerensis cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, L.G. Westfeldt, and A. KlosserA. Klosser →Johnson Randall →L.G. Westfeldt →
- Date
- December 11, 1973
- Locality
- Tanzania; Mafia Island; Chole Island; Chole Bay
- Island
- Tanzania
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 11, 1973, J.E. Randall, L.G. Westfeldt, and A. Klosser also collected 18 other specimens.
Apogon semiornatus
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Apogon talboti
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Chromis fieldi
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Chromis nigrura
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Corythoichthys haematopterus
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Exallias brevis
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Gomphosus
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Gymnothorax
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Gymnothorax buroensis
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Hypoatherina temminckii
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Kaupichthys
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Pempheris mangula
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Pempheris rhomboidea
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Pseudogramma polyacantha
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Sargocentron caudimaculatum
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Scorpaenodes parvipinnis
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Torpedo
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Tripterygiidae
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Gnatholepis cauerensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. 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 16392. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36969946. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16392.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36969946 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026