Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia

As recorded: Gnatholepis davaoensis Seale, 1910

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae

Collected by: R.H. Snider
Date: November 12, 1964
Locality: Guadalcanal; N side; 100-200 yards W of White River; tidepools
Island: Guadalcanal
Depth: 0 m
Identified by: D.F. Hoese, October 1983D.F. Hoese →1 October →
Record type: Preserved specimen

8 Bishop specimens of Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia · collected 1964–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 12, 1964, R.H. Snider also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-13.

2026-08-13

Coralview Resort

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

2026-07-19

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-16

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-16

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

(c) Xavier Rufray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-15

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

(c) Xavier Rufray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-14

Dolphin House Resort, Moalboal, 6032 Lalawigan ng Cebu, Philippines

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

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Cite this specimen

Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia. BPBM 27050. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36962019. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27050.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36962019 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026