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Gunnellichthys monostigma
Onespot Wormfish
As recorded: Gunnellichthys monostigma Smith, 1958
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Microdesmidae
- Collected by
- B.D. Greene and R.L. PyleBrian D. Greene →Richard L. Pyle →
- Date
- July 22, 2005
- Locality
- Kiritimati Atoll; directly off fuel storage tanks near London; outside wreck of freighter ship
- Island
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 22, 2005, B.D. Greene and R.L. Pyle also collected 5 other specimens.
Gunnellichthys monostigma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 62 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-10.
2026-06-10
Central Sulawesi, ID
(c) Malte Sellin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-12
Morotai Island Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia
(c) TGriffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-04
Oqea Levu, Fiji
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-01
Oqea Levu, Fiji
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-27
Trois épaves Îles du Vent, Polynésie française
(c) elodie_courtois, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-16
Guam, 66010
(c) Curtis Hart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gunnellichthys monostigma. BPBM 40270. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090242318. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/40270.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090242318 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026