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Valenciennea muralis
As recorded: Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes, 1837)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- August 7, 1973
- Locality
- New Britain; Blanche Bay; near wreck of Japanese ship
- Island
- New Britain
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 7, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 12 other specimens.
Valenciennea muralis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 207 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-07.

2026-10-07
Hong Kong
(c) birdman_australia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Java Sea, Central Java, ID
(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Java Sea, Central Java, ID
(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-31
Ko Tao, Ko Pha-ngan District, Surat Thani, Thailand
(c) hejor1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-23
Calliope - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) Jens Sommer-Knudsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-05
Hainan, CN-HA, CN
(c) island-lover, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Valenciennea muralis. BPBM 32001. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39618880. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32001.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39618880 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
