
Apogon talboti
Flame Cardinalfish
As recorded: Apogon talboti Smith, 1961
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and B. GoldmanB. Goldman →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- July 29, 1973
- Locality
- Florida Island; Tanavula Point, S side; crevice in fringing reef
- Island
- Florida Island
- Depth
- 6 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 29, 1973, J.E. Randall and B. Goldman also collected 19 other specimens.
Apogon talboti observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-11.

2026-04-11
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-02
Marina Coastal Dr, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Brian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-19
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-25
Singapore Strait, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-06
Singapore Island, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-28
Singapore Island, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Apogon talboti. BPBM 15478. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35175620. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15478.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35175620 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
