Gobiopsis arenaria

As recorded: Gobiopsis arenaria (Snyder, 1908)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae

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
Identified by: N. Delventhal, May 2006N. Delventhal →Richard M. May →
Record type: Preserved specimen

2 Bishop specimens of Gobiopsis arenaria · collected 1975–1978Species 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.

Gobiopsis arenaria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

2026-10-12

Japan

(c) nittan_lover りょう, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-02

Okitsu, Kochi, JP

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2022-02-11

Bundegi, Exmouth, WA, Australia

(c) Glen Whisson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-06-06

Turquoise Bay, Exmouth, WA, Australia

(c) Glen Whisson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-11-20

Ningaloo, AU-WA-EX, AU-WA, AU

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Cite this specimen

Gobiopsis arenaria. BPBM 23320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36975194. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23320.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36975194 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026