Pristiapogon kallopterus
Iridescent Cardinalfish
As recorded: Pristiapogon kallopterus (Bleeker, 1856)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and P.S. LobelP.S. Lobel →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- August 11, 1982
- Locality
- Hawaii; South Kona; Ke'ei
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Depth
- 21 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 11, 1982, J.E. Randall and P.S. Lobel also collected 16 other specimens.
Apterichtus
Ichthyology
Chromis agilis
Ichthyology
Coryphopterus
Ichthyology
Eviota epiphanes
Ichthyology
Gnatholepis cauerensis
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax melatremus
Ichthyology
Moringua hawaiiensis
Ichthyology
Plectranthias nanus
Ichthyology
Pleurosicya micheli
Ichthyology
Pristiapogon taeniopterus
Ichthyology
Pseudogramma brederi
Ichthyology
Pseudogramma brederi
Ichthyology
Samariscus triocellatus
Ichthyology
Saurida flamma
Ichthyology
Trimma unisquamis
Ichthyology
Wetmorella
Ichthyology
Pristiapogon kallopterus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 567 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
North Pacific Ocean, Kaʻaʻawa, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Wakatobi, Kepulauan Wakatobi (Laut), ID-SG, ID
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Wakatobi, Kepulauan Wakatobi (Laut), ID-SG, ID
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Pulau mansuar
(c) mumudu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Taha'a, French Polynesia
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
Eleele, HI 96705, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pristiapogon kallopterus. BPBM 28730. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35161224. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28730.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35161224 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026