Rhabdamia gracilis

Slender Cardinalfish

As recorded: Rhabdamia gracilis (Bleeker, 1856)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, P.L. Colin, L.J. Bell, and S. JohnsonLewis W. Bell →Patrick Colin →Scott Johnson →Johnson Randall →
Date: September 24, 1982
Locality: Enewetak Atoll; Enewetak (=Eniwetok; =Fred) islet; lagoon side; off Mid-Pacific Research Laboratory (MPRL)
Island: Enewetak Atoll
Depth: 21 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

18 Bishop specimens of Rhabdamia gracilis · collected 1949–1992Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 24, 1982, J.E. Randall, P.L. Colin, L.J. Bell, and S. Johnson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Rhabdamia gracilis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-04.

2025-11-04

Puerto Galera, PH-MR, PH

(c) Jens Sommer-Knudsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-23

Kagoshima, JP

(c) Suzu Sato, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-24

Taketomi, JP-ON, JP

(c) Lukas Phan-huy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-01

34QC+C5 Lumira, Kaimana Regency, West Papua, Indonesia

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

2024-05-25

HV26+5V, Labuan Bajo, Komodo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Ingmar Rondeel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-16

Clarence Valley- Coast, AU-NS, AU

(c) Graham McMartin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Rhabdamia gracilis. BPBM 28978. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38419461. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28978.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38419461 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026