Aspidontus
As recorded: Aspidontus Cuvier, 1834
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and M.M. SmithJohnson Randall →Mrs. Arthur Smith →
- Date
- October 31, 1973
- Locality
- Mauritius; E coast; Trou d'Eau Douce
- Island
- Mauritius
- Depth
- 7 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 31, 1973, J.E. Randall and M.M. Smith also collected 13 other specimens.
Chlidichthys smithae
Ichthyology
Fowleria
Ichthyology
Gymnomuraena zebra
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax
Ichthyology
Istigobius decoratus
Ichthyology
Kaupichthys
Ichthyology
Muraenichthys
Ichthyology
Nectamia savayensis
Ichthyology
Pomacanthus imperator
Ichthyology
Pomacentrus
Ichthyology
Pristiapogon exostigma
Ichthyology
Pristiapogon fraenatus
Ichthyology
Zebrasoma veliferum
Ichthyology
Aspidontus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 580 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Australia
(c) liam1294, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-21
Pulau mansuar
(c) mumudu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Coral Garden, Huahine
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Black Rock, Mainland, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) ajhg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-09-04
Cabbage Tree Bay, AU-NS-MN, AU-NS, AU
(c) William Gladstone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
French Polynesia, PF
(c) Hugh Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aspidontus. BPBM 20106. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35242121. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20106.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35242121 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026