BPBM 18362Ichthyology

Lepadichthys erythraeus

Red Sea Doublestriped Clingfish

As recorded: Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs & Link, 1963

Animalia › Chordata › Gobiesociformes › Gobiesocidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, O. Gon, and A. LevyOfer Gon →Aushalom Levy →Johnson Randall →
Date: September 19, 1974
Locality: Ras Muhammad; reef flat at old rock jetty
Island: Ras Muhammad
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

4 Bishop specimens of Lepadichthys erythraeus · collected 1972–1975Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 19, 1974, J.E. Randall, O. Gon, and A. Levy also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lepadichthys erythraeus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-02.

2025-05-02

אילת, ישראל

(c) Rafi Amar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Lepadichthys erythraeus. BPBM 18362. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 239228740. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18362.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 239228740 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026