
Bathygobius meggitti
Meggitt's Frillgoby
As recorded: Bathygobius meggitti (Hora & Mukerji, 1936)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- J.L. Earle
- Date
- October 26, 1993
- Locality
- Salalah
- Island
- Salalah
- Depth
- 7 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 26, 1993, J.L. Earle also collected 3 other specimens.
Bathygobius meggitti observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-16.

2026-06-16
Changi Boardwalk, Singapore
(c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-03
Dabolim, Goa, India
(c) Aaron Dsouza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-09
Nivati, Maharashtra, India
(c) Chinmay Sonawane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2025-08-09
Changi Beach, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-16
North Pacific Ocean, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Nick Tobler (Cowturtle), some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-10
Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu, VN
(c) caleidoskopable, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Bathygobius meggitti. BPBM 35936. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35440420. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/35936.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35440420 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
