BPBM 3901Ichthyology

Apogon doryssa

Night Cardinalfish

As recorded: Apogon doryssa (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae

Collected by: "Tanager" Expedition
Date: July 1, 1923
Locality: Wake Island
Island: Wake Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

25 Bishop specimens of Apogon doryssa · collected 1923–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1923, "Tanager" Expedition also collected 24+ other specimens.

Apogon doryssa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-11.

2025-12-11

Unauna Island, Lembanya, Una-Una, Tojo Una-Una Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) Lin CHEN, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-16

Tepava - Ilot Maître

(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-04-14

, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia

(c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Apogon doryssa. BPBM 3901. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35154990. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3901.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35154990 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026