Koumansetta hectori

Yellowstripe Goby

As recorded: Amblygobius hectori (Smith, 1957)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, R.C. Anderson, M.S. Adam, H. Shareef, and H. ZahirM.S. Adam →Rokuro YamaguchiDonald Anderson →Johnson Randall →H. Shareef →Hussein Zahir →
Date: March 18, 1988
Locality: South Male Atoll; Embudu Island, S side; lagoon reef
Island: South Male Atoll
Depth: 9 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

8 Bishop specimens of Koumansetta hectori · collected 1972–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 18, 1988, J.E. Randall, R.C. Anderson, M.S. Adam, H. Shareef, and H. Zahir also collected 24+ other specimens.

Koumansetta hectori observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 116 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-18.

2026-09-18

Java Sea, Central Java, ID

(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-12

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-12

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

(c) Xavier Rufray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-10

Dolphin House Resort, Moalboal, 6032 Lalawigan ng Cebu, Philippines

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

2026-07-10

Dolphin House Resort, Moalboal, 6032 Lalawigan ng Cebu, Philippines

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

2026-07-10

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

(c) Xavier Rufray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Koumansetta hectori. BPBM 32951. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35046611. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32951.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35046611 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026