Pristicon rhodopterus
Twobar Cardinalfish
As recorded: Apogon rhodopterus Bleeker, 1852
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, H.A. Randall, and R.L. PyleRichard L. Pyle →Helen A. Randall →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- July 9, 1986
- Locality
- Ulebsechel Island; SE end; E side of T-shaped peninsula
- Island
- Ulebsechel Island
- Region
- Palau
- Coordinates
- 7.3139, 134.4980
- Depth
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 9, 1986, J.E. Randall, H.A. Randall, and R.L. Pyle also collected 13 other specimens.
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Exyrias belissimus
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Fowleria isostigma
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Gobiodon
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Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon
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Nectamia fusca
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Oxycheilinus celebicus
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Pervagor nigrolineatus
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Plesiops gracilis
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Pomacentrus
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Pseudoplesiops typus
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Taeniamia fucata
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Zebrasoma veliferum
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Still here: Pristicon rhodopterus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-18.
2025-09-18
Koror, Palau
(c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-02-27
Koror, Palau
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-02-26
Koror, Palau
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pristicon rhodopterus. BPBM 31402. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35174856. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/31402.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35174856 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026