BPBM 6170Ichthyology

Apogon crassiceps

Ruby Cardinalfish

As recorded: Apogon crassiceps Garman, 1903

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and M.R. KellumM.R. Kellum →Johnson Randall →
Date: September 15, 1967
Locality: Moorea; Papetoai Bay; 500 meters NE of Kellum's dock; outer edge of shore reef
Island: Moorea
Depth: 2 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

28 Bishop specimens of Apogon crassiceps · collected 1950–2004Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 15, 1967, J.E. Randall and M.R. Kellum also collected 20 other specimens.

Apogon crassiceps observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-13.

2026-07-13

Moalboal, PH-CB, PH

(c) Thomas Menut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-31

Singapore, SG, SG

(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-06

Singapore Strait, Singapore, SG, SG

(c) sharkdevotee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-13

One Tree Island, Queensland, Australia

(c) luka meyers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-12

One Tree Island, Queensland, Australia

(c) luka meyers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-03

Kagoshima, JP

(c) Suzu Sato, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Apogon crassiceps. BPBM 6170. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35157004. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6170.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35157004 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026