Istigobius ornatus
Ornate Sandgoby
As recorded: Istigobius ornatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- B.E. Stanaland and A.B. TarrBrock E. Stanaland →A. Bradley Tarr →
- Date
- October 20, 1985
- Locality
- Persian Gulf; Saudi Arabia; Karan Island; SE reef
- Island
- Persian Gulf
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 20, 1985, B.E. Stanaland and A.B. Tarr also collected 1 other specimen.
Istigobius ornatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 779 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
El Qoseir, Red Sea Governorate, Égypte
(c) Virginie Zajdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Mimaropa, PH
(c) Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Palm Island QLD, Australia
(c) Elliot Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Palm Island QLD, Australia
(c) Elliot Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Melasti Beach, Jl. Melasti Ungasan, Ungasan, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Индонезия
no rights reserved
2026-09-26
Guam, 66010
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Istigobius ornatus. BPBM 30918. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37286548. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/30918.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37286548 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026