Ecsenius yaeyamaensis

As recorded: Ecsenius yaeyamaensis (Aoyagi, 1954)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, A.H. Banner, P. Helfrich, and W.J. NewhouseA.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner →Philip Helfrich →W. Jan Newhouse →Johnson Randall →
Date: May 24, 1968
Locality: Ishigaki Island; [off S end of]; Taketomi Island, S side; coral reef
Island: Ishigaki Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

12 Bishop specimens of Ecsenius yaeyamaensis · collected 1964–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 24, 1968, J.E. Randall, A.H. Banner, P. Helfrich, and W.J. Newhouse also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ecsenius yaeyamaensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 239 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-18.

2026-09-18

Java Sea, Central Java, ID

(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02

Coral Bay WA 6701, Australia

(c) canto-i, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-29

Yadorihama Beach, 972-8 Sokaru, Setouchi, Oshima District, Kagoshima 894-1523, Japan

(c) Jon Aull, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-23

Okinawa, JP

(c) Daniel Petersen och Peter Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-10

Lyndon WA 6701, Australia

(c) Parker H, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-06

Coral Bay WA 6701, Australia

(c) Sarah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ecsenius yaeyamaensis. BPBM 7465. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36621565. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7465.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36621565 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026