
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Fiveline Cardinalfish
As recorded: Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1828
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- June 7, 1992
- Locality
- Chichi-jima; harbor
- Island
- Chichi-Jima
- Depth
- 7 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 7, 1992, J.E. Randall also collected 6 other specimens.
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 522 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Okinawa, JP
(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-20
Mauban, Quezon, Philippines
(c) Paolo Co, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-16
Sylvia Resort, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Sylvia Resort, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
TO
(c) moranoch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Kaskazini 'A', TZ-ZN, TZ
(c) speedytiger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus. BPBM 35320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35948016. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/35320.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35948016 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
