Favonigobius opalescens
Opalescent Sandgoby
As recorded: Favonigobius opalescens (Herre, 1936)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and J.L. EarleJohn L. Earle →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- July 24, 1991
- Locality
- Chichi-jima; SW end
- Island
- Chichi-Jima
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 24, 1991, J.E. Randall and J.L. Earle also collected 3 other specimens.
Favonigobius opalescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-11.
2026-09-11
Singapore Strait, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
West, Singapore
(c) Chee Koi Jun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
West, Singapore
(c) Rui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-10
Singapore Strait, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-10
Central, SG
(c) Rui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-10
Singapore Strait, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Favonigobius opalescens. BPBM 35181. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36841923. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/35181.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36841923 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026