Apogon

As recorded: Apogon Lacepède, 1801

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae

Collected by: R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54
Date: October 11, 1961
Locality: Nukuhiva; Taiohae Bay; coral reef
Island: Nukuhiva
Depth: 2 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

112 Bishop specimens of Apogon · collected 1902–2006Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 11, 1961, R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54 also collected 24+ other specimens.

Apogon observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18,047 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand

(c) Thomas Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Posidonia Dive

(c) Edu Alcaniz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-27

Coogee WA 6166, Australia

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

2026-10-25

Main Wall, La Jolla Submarine Canyon, La Jolla, San Diego County, CA, USA

(c) Charlotte Seid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Main Wall, La Jolla Submarine Canyon, La Jolla, San Diego County, CA, USA

(c) Charlotte Seid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR

(c) Nicolas LATOUR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Apogon. BPBM 10347. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35154760. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10347.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35154760 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026