
Istigobius hoesei
Hoese's Sandgoby
As recorded: Istigobius hoesei Murdy & McEachran, 1982
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- R.H. Kuiter et al
- Date
- September 6, 1981
- Locality
- New South Wales; Sydney Harbor; Bottle and Glass Rocks
- Island
- New South Wales
- Region
- Australia
- Coordinates
- -33.8667, 151.2670
- Depth
- 7 m
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 6, 1981, R.H. Kuiter et al also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Istigobius hoesei observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 333 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-05.

2026-09-05
Sydney NSW, Australia
(c) birdman_australia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-23
Cabbage Tree Bay, Australia
(c) Felix Harper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-22
Cronulla NSW 2230, Australia
(c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-06
1 Bower Ln, Manly NSW 2095, Australia
(c) John Sear, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-05
"Parsley Bay, Vaucluse"
(c) Erik Schlögl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-29
Sutherland Shire - East, AU-NS, AU
(c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Istigobius hoesei. BPBM 27826. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37288620. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27826.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37288620 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
