Asterropteryx semipunctata
Starry Goby
As recorded: Asterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, 1830
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- May 17, 1997
- Locality
- Ngemelachel Island; NE side; off dock of Coral Reef Research Foundation; near sea wall
- Island
- Ngemelachel Island
- Region
- Palau
- Coordinates
- 7.3378, 134.4570
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 17, 1997, J.E. Randall also collected 10 other specimens.
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Still here: Asterropteryx semipunctata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2020-03-22.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asterropteryx semipunctata. BPBM 37755. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35305821. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37755.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35305821 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026