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Lepadichthys erythraeus in life
In life — Red Sea Doublestriped Clingfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Rafi Amar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rafi Amar
BPBM 19858Ichthyology

Lepadichthys erythraeus

Red Sea Doublestriped Clingfish

As recorded: Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs & Link, 1963

Animalia › Chordata › Gobiesociformes › Gobiesocidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, O. Gon, A. Baranes, A. Diamant, and J. WendlingAlbert Baranes →A. Diamant →Ofer Gon →Johnson Randall →J. Wendling →
Date
November 1, 1975
Locality
Marsa el-Muqabila; rocky shore and reef flat
Depth
1 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
4 Bishop specimens of Lepadichthys erythraeus · collected 1972–1975Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 1, 1975, J.E. Randall, O. Gon, A. Baranes, A. Diamant, and J. Wendling also collected 13 other specimens.

Lepadichthys erythraeus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-02.

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

Cite this specimen

Lepadichthys erythraeus. BPBM 19858. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 239228598. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19858.

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