Istigobius

As recorded: Istigobius Whitley, 1932

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: March 9, 1980
Locality: Kenya; off Lamu; Manda Island, W side; mangrove slough
Island: Kenya
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

14 Bishop specimens of Istigobius · collected 1972–1990Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 9, 1980, J.E. Randall also collected 23 other specimens.

Istigobius observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,299 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)

2026-10-21

El Qoseir, Red Sea Governorate, Égypte

(c) Virginie Zajdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

fish bowl, Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-19

Port Stephens, NSW, Australia

(c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Port Stephens, NSW, Australia

(c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Japan

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

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Cite this specimen

Istigobius. BPBM 28034. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37281224. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28034.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37281224 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026