
Fowleria variegata
Variegated Cardinalfish
As recorded: Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes, 1832)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and I. KarplusIlan Karplus →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- June 9, 1972
- Locality
- El Hamira; reef
- Island
- El Hamira
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 9, 1972, J.E. Randall and I. Karplus also collected 18 other specimens.
Fowleria variegata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Okinawa, JP
(c) jnnnnn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-15
6F2X+9GX, Pulau Tidung, Kec. Kepulauan Seribu Sel., Kab. Administrasi Kepulauan Seribu, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 14520, Indonesia
(c) Erza Aulia Rachman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-19
Moalboal, PH-CB, PH
(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-10
Singapore Strait, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-20
Singapore Island, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-23
Okinawa, JP
(c) holyel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fowleria variegata. BPBM 13393. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36873984. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13393.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36873984 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
