
Omobranchus ferox
Gossamer Blenny
As recorded: Omobranchus ferox (Herre, 1927)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae
- Collected by
- R.A. Englund and D.J. PrestonRonald A. Englund →David J. Preston →
- Date
- May 19, 1998
- Locality
- Oahu; Pearl Harbor; Halawa Stream, above Kamehameha Highway bridge (elevation: sea level)
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Omobranchus ferox observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
(c) J Sim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-28
Jurong East, Singapore
(c) Rui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-15
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-26
海南省海口市美兰区演丰镇东寨港
(c) ayegege, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-12
海头港
(c) ayegege, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-01
Singapore
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Omobranchus ferox. BPBM 38453. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37810458. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/38453.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37810458 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
