Aspidontus taeniatus
False Cleanerfish
As recorded: Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- May 13, 1982
- Locality
- Jeddah; [20 km S of]; fringing reef
- Island
- Jeddah
- Depth
- 12 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 13, 1982, J.E. Randall also collected 4 other specimens.
Aspidontus taeniatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 432 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Australia
(c) liam1294, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-21
Pulau mansuar
(c) mumudu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Coral Garden, Huahine
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Black Rock, Mainland, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) ajhg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-08-31
French Polynesia, PF
(c) Hugh Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-15
Lombok Barat, ID-NB, ID
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Aspidontus taeniatus. BPBM 28389. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35242140. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28389.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35242140 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026