What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Fiveline Cardinalfish been recorded?

Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus occurrence evidence comes from 734 records in 39 countries and territories, from 1881 to 2026. Most records come from Fiji.

PerciformesApogonidaeCheilodipterus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

734 records across 39 countries and territories, 1881–2026.

Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus · GBIF taxon key 2397549

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

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Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Fiveline Cardinalfish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Fiveline Cardinalfish. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Fiji 119
Philippines 95
Micronesia 63
Palau 55
Australia 51
French Polynesia 50
American Samoa 42
Guam 33
Papua New Guinea 31
Indonesia 23
United States Minor Outlying Islands 17
Solomon Islands 14
Marshall Islands 13
Mauritius 13
Egypt 12
Seychelles 12
Tonga 12
New Caledonia 9
Vanuatu 9
Northern Mariana Islands 8
British Indian Ocean Territory 7
Thailand 7
Saudi Arabia 6
Vietnam 6
Wallis & Futuna 5
Maldives 4
ZZ 3
Jordan 2
Myanmar 2
Mayotte 2
United Arab Emirates 1
China 1
Djibouti 1
India 1
Kiribati 1
Malaysia 1
Tokelau 1
United States 1
Yemen 1

Related animals

Others in the family Apogonidae.

Norfolk cardinalfish
46 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.