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Rhabdamia gracilis
Slender Cardinalfish
As recorded: Rhabdamia gracilis (Bleeker, 1856)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and G.R. AllenGerald R. Allen →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- July 25, 1973
- Locality
- Alite Reef; lagoon
- Island
- Alite Reef
- Depth
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 25, 1973, J.E. Randall and G.R. Allen also collected 10 other specimens.
Rhabdamia gracilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-04.

2025-11-04
Puerto Galera, PH-MR, PH
(c) Jens Sommer-Knudsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-23
Kagoshima, JP
(c) Suzu Sato, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-24
Taketomi, JP-ON, JP
(c) Lukas Phan-huy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-01
34QC+C5 Lumira, Kaimana Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) TGriffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-25
HV26+5V, Labuan Bajo, Komodo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ingmar Rondeel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-16
Clarence Valley- Coast, AU-NS, AU
(c) Graham McMartin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Rhabdamia gracilis. BPBM 15623. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38417679. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15623.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38417679 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
