Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Fiveline Cardinalfish
As recorded: Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1828
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Apogonidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, H.A. Randall, J.P. McVey, B. Jennions, and D.M. BannerD.M. Banner →B. Jennions →J.P. McVey →Helen A. Randall →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- October 29, 1968
- Locality
- Fanning Island; coral reef near center of lagoon
- Island
- Fanning Island
- Depth
- 7 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 29, 1968, J.E. Randall, H.A. Randall, J.P. McVey, B. Jennions, and D.M. Banner also collected 10 other specimens.
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 522 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Okinawa, JP
(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-20
Mauban, Quezon, Philippines
(c) Paolo Co, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-16
Sylvia Resort, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Sylvia Resort, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
TO
(c) moranoch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Kaskazini 'A', TZ-ZN, TZ
(c) speedytiger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus. BPBM 7631. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35948761. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7631.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35948761 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026