Ostorhinchus taeniophorus

Reef-flat Cardinalfish

As recorded: Apogon taeniophorus Regan, 1908

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, R.P.H. Rutherford, L.G. Eldredge, and R. RandallLucius G. Eldredge III →Johnson Randall →Richard H. Randall →R.P.H. Rutherford →G.W. Tribble →
Date: July 12, 1978
Locality: Taiwan; E coast; island off San-Shien-Tai (N of Cheng Kung); rocky shore on S side
Island: Taiwan
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

34 Bishop specimens of Ostorhinchus taeniophorus · collected 1902–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 12, 1978, J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, R.P.H. Rutherford, L.G. Eldredge, and R. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ostorhinchus taeniophorus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-15.

2026-04-15

臺灣島, 東港鎮, 屏東縣, TW

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

2026-02-27

693J+F55, Huu, Kec. Hu'u, Kabupaten Dompu, Nusa Tenggara Bar. 84271, Indonesia

(c) Muhammad Faris Nazal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-21

56XP+Q54, Benoa, South Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia

(c) Alexander Regio, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-29

Kofiau, Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia

(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-19

Bali, ID

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

2026-01-18

Bali, ID

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

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Cite this specimen

Ostorhinchus taeniophorus. BPBM 23225. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35175238. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23225.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35175238 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026