Apogon
As recorded: Apogon Lacepède, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- April 23, 1971
- Locality
- Tahuata Island; off point at S end of Vaitahu Bay; vertical rocky drop-off
- Island
- Tahuata Island
- Depth
- 9 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 23, 1971, J.E. Randall also collected 12 other specimens.
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Halicampus marquesensis
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Melichthys vidua
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Neosynchiropus ocellatus
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Pseudojuloides pyrius
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Sufflamen fraenatum
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Apogon observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18,046 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Apogon. BPBM 11944. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35162702. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11944.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35162702 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026