
Apogon
As recorded: Apogon Lacepède, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- Shaun Moss
- Date
- February 1, 1994
- Locality
- Ambon; NW shore of Ambon Bay; near Poka
- Island
- Ambon
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 1, 1994, Shaun Moss also collected 1 other specimen.
Apogon observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1994. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18,047 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Thomas Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Posidonia Dive
(c) Edu Alcaniz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-27
Coogee WA 6166, Australia
(c) AmilaDG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Main Wall, La Jolla Submarine Canyon, La Jolla, San Diego County, CA, USA
(c) Charlotte Seid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Main Wall, La Jolla Submarine Canyon, La Jolla, San Diego County, CA, USA
(c) Charlotte Seid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR
(c) Nicolas LATOUR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Apogon. BPBM 37281. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35156229. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37281.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35156229 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
