Foa

As recorded: Foa Jordan & Evermann, 1905

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: March 9, 1980
Locality: Kenya; off Lamu; Manda Island, W side; mangrove slough
Island: Kenya
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

30 Bishop specimens of Foa · collected 1967–2006Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 9, 1980, J.E. Randall also collected 23 other specimens.

Foa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 99 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19

North Pacific Ocean, New Territories, HK

(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01

Dauin, PH-NR, PH

(c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-09

Puerto Galera, PH-MR, PH

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

2026-04-23

Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia

(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-12

Big La Laguna Beach, Sabang, Puerto Galera, 5203 Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-07

Agnay, Romblon, Philippines

(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Foa. BPBM 28025. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36869955. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28025.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36869955 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026