Zoramia perlita
Pearly Cardinalfish
As recorded: Apogon perlitus Fraser & Lachner, 1985
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- P.T. Wilson
- Date
- December 5, 1956
- Locality
- Ngcheangel Atoll; lagoon
- Island
- Ngcheangel Atoll
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 5, 1956, P.T. Wilson also collected 2 other specimens.
Zoramia perlita observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-12.
2026-05-12
Morotai Island Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia
(c) TGriffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-02
Gapang Beach, Pulau Weh, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
(c) barthazes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-26
Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Maria Shaffer-Gordon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-16
Karang Asem, Bali, Indonesia
(c) Andrew Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-07-14
LEI west side
(c) Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Zoramia perlita. BPBM 15477. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35161716. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15477.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35161716 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026