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Fowleria aurita in life
In life — Crosseye Cardinalfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jiayuan Lin
BPBM 3912Ichthyology

Fowleria aurita

Crosseye Cardinalfish

As recorded: Fowleria aurita (Valenciennes, 1831)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae

Collected by
H.G. Hornbostel
Date
July 27, 1923
Locality
Guam
Island
Guam
Record type
Preserved specimen
5 Bishop specimens of Fowleria aurita · collected 1900–1977Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 27, 1923, H.G. Hornbostel also collected 3 other specimens.

Fowleria aurita observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-07.

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

Cite this specimen

Fowleria aurita. BPBM 3912. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36877328. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3912.

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