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Ostorhinchus moluccensis
Moluccan Cardinalfish
As recorded: Apogon molluccensis Valenciennes, 1832
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- November 18, 1996
- Locality
- Maumere Bay; Geliting; off Sao Wisata Resort
- Island
- Maumere Bay
- Depth
- 6 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 18, 1996, J.E. Randall also collected 5 other specimens.
Ostorhinchus moluccensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 156 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.
2026-09-12
Indonesia
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-21
Bitung, ID-SW, ID
no rights reserved
2026-08-21
Bitung, ID-SW, ID
no rights reserved
2026-08-20
Bitung, ID-SW, ID
no rights reserved
2026-05-14
North Sulawesi, ID
(c) Chi Yuhung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-18
Romblon, Philippines
(c) babarg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ostorhinchus moluccensis. BPBM 37338. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35154705. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37338.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35154705 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026