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Lepidamia kalosoma
Pinstripe Cardinalfish
As recorded: Apogon kalosoma Bleeker, 1852
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-VanizJohnson Randall →William F. Smith-Vaniz →
- Date
- February 10, 1980
- Locality
- Kerala State; Kovalam; rocky point off Raja Hotel (about 300 meters N of lighthouse)
- Island
- Kerala State
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 10, 1980, J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-Vaniz also collected 12 other specimens.
Lepidamia kalosoma observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-27
Marina Coastal Dr, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) dexasone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-19
Singapore Island, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-30
Kebumen, ID-JT, ID
(c) Thundercracker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-02
Downtown Core, Singapore
(c) telboon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-27
Keppel Viaduct, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepidamia kalosoma. BPBM 27660. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35161083. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27660.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35161083 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
