Vanderhorstia auronotata

As recorded: Vanderhorstia auronotata Randall, 2007

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: October 2, 1987
Locality: Ambon; NW shore of Ambon Bay; about 1 mile W of Poka
Island: Ambon
Depth: 22 m
Type status: Holotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

Collected the same day

On October 2, 1987, J.E. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.

Vanderhorstia auronotata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-11-26.

2023-11-26

Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesien

(c) Robin Sidney Kraft, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-05

Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia

(c) Robin Sidney Kraft, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-05

Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia

(c) Robin Sidney Kraft, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-01

Bauan - Mabini Rd, Anilao, Batangas, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines

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

2020-01-07

Pasir Putih, Central Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia

(c) Colin Marshall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2019-10-27

Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia

(c) Francesco Ricciardi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Vanderhorstia auronotata. BPBM 32322. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39630250. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32322.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39630250 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026