Amblyeleotris wheeleri
Gorgeous Shrimpgoby
As recorded: Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Polunin & Lubbock, 1977)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- May 26, 1975
- Locality
- Okinawa; Sesoko Island, E side; off marine lab
- Island
- Okinawa
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 26, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 9 other specimens.
Amblyeleotris wheeleri observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 435 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
South Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia
(c) divercraig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Fiji
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
plate roche, Mohéli, Comores
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
Lifou, New Caledonia
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-17
Unknown7, JP-SZ, JP
(c) Jodie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Moalboal, PH-CB, PH
(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Amblyeleotris wheeleri. BPBM 19071. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35046732. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19071.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35046732 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026