
Apogon
As recorded: Apogon Lacepède, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, J.W. Shepard, K.A. Meyer, and L.J. BellLewis W. Bell →Kathy A. Meyer →Johnson Randall →John W. Shepard →
- Date
- May 22, 1975
- Locality
- Miyake-jima; Abe-no-hama
- Island
- Miyake-Jima
- Depth
- 18 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 22, 1975, J.E. Randall, J.W. Shepard, K.A. Meyer, and L.J. Bell also collected 11 other specimens.
Apogon observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18,047 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Thomas Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Posidonia Dive
(c) Edu Alcaniz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-27
Coogee WA 6166, Australia
(c) AmilaDG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Main Wall, La Jolla Submarine Canyon, La Jolla, San Diego County, CA, USA
(c) Charlotte Seid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Main Wall, La Jolla Submarine Canyon, La Jolla, San Diego County, CA, USA
(c) Charlotte Seid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR
(c) Nicolas LATOUR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Apogon. BPBM 19013. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35162952. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19013.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35162952 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
