Meiacanthus grammistes

As recorded: Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, and R.P.H. RutherfordJohnson Randall →R.P.H. Rutherford →G.W. Tribble →
Date: July 16, 1978
Locality: Taiwan; S end; Ch'uan fan-shih; channel behind large limestone rock at shore
Island: Taiwan
Depth: 3 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

8 Bishop specimens of Meiacanthus grammistes · collected 1970–1987Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 16, 1978, J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, and R.P.H. Rutherford also collected 24+ other specimens.

Meiacanthus grammistes observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 406 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Pemuteran Beach, Pemuteran, Gerokgak, Buleleng Regency, Bali 81155, Indonesia

(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05

Bali, ID

(c) mikejh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-15

Francisco Road, Central Visayas, PH

(c) hagiri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02

Cape Range Nat'l Park WA 6707, Australia

(c) Parker H, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29

Ningaloo, AU-WA-CA, AU-WA, AU

(c) Henry Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-28

Santa Fe, PH-CB, PH

(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Meiacanthus grammistes. BPBM 23307. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37527639. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23307.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37527639 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026