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Ostorhinchus moluccensis
Moluccan Cardinalfish
As recorded: Apogon ventrifasciatus Allen, Kuiter & Randall, 1994
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- Local fishermen, via J.E. Randall
- Date
- February 21, 1984
- Locality
- Lombok; Sorongjunkung
- Island
- Lombok
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 21, 1984, Local fishermen, via J.E. Randall also collected 8 other specimens.
Ostorhinchus moluccensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 156 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.
2026-09-12
Indonesia
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-21
Bitung, ID-SW, ID
no rights reserved
2026-08-21
Bitung, ID-SW, ID
no rights reserved
2026-08-20
Bitung, ID-SW, ID
no rights reserved
2026-05-14
North Sulawesi, ID
(c) Chi Yuhung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-18
Romblon, Philippines
(c) babarg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ostorhinchus moluccensis. BPBM 30132. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35174101. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/30132.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35174101 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026