Gnatholepis cauerensis
Shoulderspot Goby
As recorded: Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- J.L. Earle
- Date
- June 19, 2005
- Locality
- Kiritimati Atoll; off Cook Island
- Island
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Depth
- 16 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 19, 2005, J.L. Earle also collected 5 other specimens.
Gnatholepis cauerensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 459 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.
2026-10-11
Ilot Pandanus, Païta, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
South Pacific Ocean, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
(c) dod_od, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Taha'a, French Polynesia
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gnatholepis cauerensis. BPBM 40224. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090203118. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/40224.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090203118 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026