Istigobius nigroocellatus
Blackspotted Sandgoby
As recorded: Istigobius nigroocellatus (Günther, 1873)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- November 16, 1987
- Locality
- Madang Province; lagoon off Nagada Harbor; wreck of "Coral Queen"
- Island
- Madang Province
- Depth
- 29 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 16, 1987, J.E. Randall also collected 7 other specimens.
Istigobius nigroocellatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-11-28.
2024-11-28
PO Box 49, Mawali, Lembeh Utara, Bitung City, North Sulawesi 95500, Indonesia
(c) Laurel Fulton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-09
Magic Rocks dive site
(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-11
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
(c) craigjhowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-04
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
(c) craigjhowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-05-17
Dili, Timor-Leste
(c) Ivan Samra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-04
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
(c) craigjhowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Istigobius nigroocellatus. BPBM 32620. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37286192. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32620.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37286192 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026