BPBM 866Ichthyology

Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus

Goldspot Herring

As recorded: Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell, 1837)

Animalia › Chordata › Clupeiformes › Clupeidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: April 1, 1903
Locality: Efate Island
Island: Efate Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

30 Bishop specimens of Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus · collected 1903–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1903, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1903. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 52 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

2026-10-11

Fitzroy Island, AU

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

2026-07-12

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

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

2026-04-20

Nudey Beach, Fitzroy Island QLD, Australia

(c) Ray Turnbull, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-27

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

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

2026-03-03

Toyohara, Motobu, Okinawa, JP

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

2026-02-27

Okinawa, JP

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus. BPBM 866. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37167824. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/866.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37167824 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026