Ostorhinchus hoevenii
Frostfin Cardinalfish
As recorded: Apogon hoevenii Bleeker, 1854
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and P.L. ColinPatrick Colin →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- November 2, 1987
- Locality
- Madang Province; Pig Island (Tab Island); lagoon side
- Island
- Madang Province
- Depth
- 23 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 2, 1987, J.E. Randall and P.L. Colin also collected 11 other specimens.
Apogonichthys
Ichthyology
Aspidontus dussumieri
Ichthyology
Asterropteryx semipunctata
Ichthyology
Asterropteryx spinosa
Ichthyology
Lethrinus
Ichthyology
Macrodontogobius wilburi
Ichthyology
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
Ichthyology
Paracheilinus filamentosus
Ichthyology
Siphamia corallicola
Ichthyology
Vanderhorstia
Ichthyology
Vanderhorstia ambanoro
Ichthyology
Ostorhinchus hoevenii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 191 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Buton, ID-SG, ID
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Java Sea, Central Java, ID
(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
Java Sea, Central Java, ID
(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia
(c) Francesco Ricciardi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Indonesia
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-11
F6FM+6FC, Makawidey, Aertembaga, Bitung City, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Ostorhinchus hoevenii. BPBM 32490. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35161381. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32490.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35161381 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026