BPBM 18736Ichthyology

Cepola

Red Bandfishes

As recorded: Cepola Linnaeus, 1764

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cepolidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: June 20, 1975
Locality: Hong Kong
Island: Hong Kong
Record type: Preserved specimen

5 Bishop specimens of Cepola · collected 1975–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 20, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 22 other specimens.

Cepola observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 57 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19

Włochy

(c) martituga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12

Mar Mediterraneo, Regione di Spalato e Dalmazia, HR

(c) Nathanzus-rex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-05

English Channel, England, GB

(c) donnymidas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-26

GR

(c) Romanos Agios, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-22

English Channel, England, GB

(c) donnymidas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-24

Devon, UK

(c) 「CHEDDARPINK」, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cepola. BPBM 18736. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35875806. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18736.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35875806 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026