Abstract
The poorly known gobiid fish species Aulopareia ocellata is recorded for the first time from the intertidal zone of north‐east Qeshm Island, The Gulf, Iran. The species has been referred to previously as Parachaeturichthys ocellatus , but here is placed in Aulopareia , pending a revision of the genus. The morphological features of A. ocellata are described and compared with congeners and brief comparisons of the genera Aulopareia and Parachaeturichthys are provided. A full description of the species is given, with illustration of the sensory papillae and head‐pore pattern. This species has previously been recorded from India (Mumbai) and Pakistan (Karachi).