Apogon crassiceps
Ruby Cardinalfish
As recorded: Apogon crassiceps Garman, 1903
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- D.W. Greenfield, J.E. Randall, R.C. Langston, and K.R. LongeneckerDavid W. Greenfield →R.C. Langston →Ken Longenecker →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- March 16, 2002
- Locality
- Viti Levu Island; N side; reef E of Nananu Passage
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Fiji
- Coordinates
- -17.2542, 178.2370
- Depth
- 8 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 16, 2002, D.W. Greenfield, J.E. Randall, R.C. Langston, and K.R. Longenecker also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Apogon crassiceps observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2019-10-07.
2019-10-07
Ra, Fiji
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-11-05
Ra, Western, Fiji
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Apogon crassiceps. BPBM 38996. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35157918. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/38996.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35157918 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026