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Alticus kirkii
Kirk's Blenny
As recorded: Alticus kirkii (Günther, 1868)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-VanizJohnson Randall →William F. Smith-Vaniz →
- Date
- March 5, 1977
- Locality
- Muscat; small island about 300 meters offshore of beach 2-3 miles S of Sidab
- Island
- Muscat
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 5, 1977, J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-Vaniz also collected 11 other specimens.
Antennablennius adenensis
Ichthyology
Antennablennius simonyi
Ichthyology
Apogon coccineus
Ichthyology
Bathygobius cyclopterus
Ichthyology
Blenniella periophthalmus
Ichthyology
Callogobius
Ichthyology
Chromis xanthopterygia
Ichthyology
Istiblennius lineatus
Ichthyology
Istiblennius spilotus
Ichthyology
Pomacentrus leptus
Ichthyology
Scorpaenopsis barbata
Ichthyology
Alticus kirkii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-04.
2026-01-04
OM
(c) Darink Mndl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-17
Marbat, OM-JA, OM
(c) DenisNikitenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-27
OM
(c) © Nyi Nyi Aung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-24
H6X5+M48, Hell-Ville, Madagascar
(c) Wookie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-10
Йемен
(c) Nikita Tiunov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-11-04
Hadibu, Йемен
(c) Nikita Tiunov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Alticus kirkii. BPBM 21348. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34938363. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21348.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34938363 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026