Eviota afelei
Afele's Eviota
As recorded: Eviota afelei Jordan & Seale, 1906
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- L.M. Kerr and P.S. LobelLisa M. Kerr →P.S. Lobel →
- Date
- July 14, 1997
- Locality
- Wake Island; lagoon channel between Peale Island and Wake Island
- Island
- Wake Island
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 14, 1997, L.M. Kerr and P.S. Lobel also collected 9 other specimens.
Eviota afelei observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-13.
2026-09-13
Toau Atoll, French Polynesia
(c) Michele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
Toau Atoll, French Polynesia
(c) Michele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-29
Raroia, French Polynesia
(c) Michele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-28
Raroia, French Polynesia
(c) Michele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Eviota afelei. BPBM 37882. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36830104. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37882.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36830104 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026