BPBM 18320Ichthyology

Mimoblennius cirrosus

As recorded: Mimoblennius cirrosus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and O. GonOfer Gon →Johnson Randall →
Date: September 24, 1974
Locality: Eilat; 100 meters S of Heinz Steinitz Marine Biology Laboratory
Island: Eilat
Depth: 3 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

7 Bishop specimens of Mimoblennius cirrosus · collected 1974–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 24, 1974, J.E. Randall and O. Gon also collected 24+ other specimens.

Mimoblennius cirrosus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10

Muscat, OM-MA, OM

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

2026-10-02

Gulf of Aqaba, South Sinai, EG

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

2025-01-10

Red Sea, Southern District, IL

(c) Itai Grisaru, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-28

al Munassir, Oman

(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-05

Red Sea

(c) Itai Grisaru, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-07

Sun boat amd amphibans

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Mimoblennius cirrosus. BPBM 18320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37593037. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18320.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37593037 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026