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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, John P. Hoover, and Ian McLeishJohn P. Hoover →Ian McLeish →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- February 6, 1993
- Locality
- Southern Oman; Rahah Bay; W side; rocky point; tidepools
- Island
- Southern Oman
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 6, 1993, J.E. Randall, John P. Hoover, and Ian McLeish also collected 5 other specimens.
Ostorhinchus cookii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. 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 36380. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35163980. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/36380.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35163980 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026