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Haliophis guttatus
As recorded: Haliophis guttatus (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pseudochromidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 18, 1979
- Locality
- Kenya; Ras Iwetine (5 miles NE of Mombasa); rocky shore; tidepool
- Island
- Kenya
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 18, 1979, J.E. Randall also collected 7 other specimens.
Haliophis guttatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-07.

2026-03-07
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-02-02
Farasan Saudi Arabia
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-05-28
Big T Top Reef
(c) Alan Sutton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-02-22
Lungalunga, KE-KW, KE
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2020-11-20
אילת, ישראל
(c) Rafi Amar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-03-18
Lungalunga, KE-KW, KE
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Haliophis guttatus. BPBM 22600. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37064932. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/22600.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37064932 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
