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Ostorhinchus maculiferus
Spotted Cardinalfish
As recorded: Apogon maculiferus Garrett, 1864
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 36, station 20station →V Townsend Cromwell cruise 36 →
- Date
- May 3, 1968
- Locality
- Oahu; NW side; off Haleiwa
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6167, -158.2000
- Depth
- 101 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 3, 1968, R/V "Townsend Cromwell" cruise 36, station 20 also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Ostorhinchus maculiferus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-07-09.

2022-07-09
Makua Beach
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-14
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-08-22
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-02-28
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-06-25
Pupukea, HI
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-08-23
Pupukea, HI
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ostorhinchus maculiferus. BPBM 23943. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35164302. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23943.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35164302 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
