
Bathygobius fuscus
Dusky Frillgoby
As recorded: Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- "Whippoorwill" Expedition
- Date
- August 1, 1924
- Locality
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Island
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1924, "Whippoorwill" Expedition also collected 8 other specimens.
Bathygobius fuscus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 360 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Okinawa, JP
(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-08
Okinawa, JP
(c) Rex Jiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
台灣新北市貢寮區
(c) mschuang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
(c) Melvyn Yeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
(c) Bingle Berry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bathygobius fuscus. BPBM 4858. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35434617. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4858.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35434617 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
