BPBM 23343Ichthyology

Plotosus lineatus

Striped Eel Catfish

As recorded: Plotosus anguillaris (Bloch, 1794)

Animalia › Chordata › Siluriformes › Plotosidae

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

12 Bishop specimens of Plotosus lineatus · collected 1903–1984Species 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.

Plotosus lineatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,568 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Magharibi, TZ-ZW, TZ

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

2026-10-27

Xiamen, Fujian, CN

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

2026-10-27

中华人民共和国黄厝社

(c) 晓梦0v0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Wollongong, South Coast, AU

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

2026-10-25

中国广东省深圳市龙岗区

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

2026-10-24

Baie des citrons centre, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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

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Cite this specimen

Plotosus lineatus. BPBM 23343. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38151675. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23343.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38151675 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026