Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus
Goldspot Herring
As recorded: Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell, 1837)
Animalia › Chordata › Clupeiformes › Clupeidae
- Collected by
- E.S. Helfman
- Date
- April 17, 1970
- Locality
- Palau Islands; marine lab site
- Island
- Palau Islands
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus. BPBM 9588. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37164866. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9588.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37164866 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026