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Ostorhinchus cookii
English: Cook's Cardinalfish (1)
As recorded: Apogon cookii Macleay, 1881
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and D.B. CannoyDean B. Cannoy →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- February 8, 1971
- Locality
- Rapa Island; E side of Akatamiro Bay
- Island
- Rapa Island
- Depth
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 8, 1971, J.E. Randall and D.B. Cannoy also collected 14 other specimens.
Ostorhinchus cookii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 117 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Okinawa, JP
(c) daxreid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN
(c) T Ryomi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
Main Beach, QLD, AU
(c) Leon N, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-06
Green Island, AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-10
Dicky Beach QLD 4551, Australia
(c) Kate Gillespie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-26
Stokes Hill Rd, Darwin City, Darwin, AU
(c) Nicolò Palumbo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ostorhinchus cookii. BPBM 30347. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35154598. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/30347.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35154598 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
