Bathygobius cyclopterus
Cyclops Frillgoby
As recorded: Bathygobius cyclopterus (Valenciennes, 1837)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- 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.
Alticus kirkii
Ichthyology
Antennablennius adenensis
Ichthyology
Antennablennius simonyi
Ichthyology
Apogon coccineus
Ichthyology
Blenniella periophthalmus
Ichthyology
Callogobius
Ichthyology
Chromis xanthopterygia
Ichthyology
Istiblennius lineatus
Ichthyology
Istiblennius spilotus
Ichthyology
Pomacentrus leptus
Ichthyology
Scorpaenopsis barbata
Ichthyology
Bathygobius cyclopterus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.
2026-09-12
V879+GP2, Sharm El Sheikh 1, South Sinai Governorate 8762632, Египет
(c) Дэниал Юркевич, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Moalboal, PH-CB, PH
(c) Prat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
Moalboal, PH-CB, PH
(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Moalboal, PH-CB, PH
(c) Prat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Moalboal, PH-CB, PH
(c) Prat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-03
Logon, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines
(c) Chee Koi Jun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bathygobius cyclopterus. BPBM 21354. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35440381. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21354.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35440381 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026