BPBM 10192Ichthyology

Chaetodon punctatofasciatus

Spotbanded Butterflyfish

As recorded: Chaetodon punctatofasciatus Cuvier, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: April 23, 1970
Locality: Bairakaseru Island; [2 miles NE of]
Island: Bairakaseru Island
Depth: 4 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

14 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon punctatofasciatus · collected 1923–1992Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 23, 1970, J.E. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.

Chaetodon punctatofasciatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 519 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21

Wangi-Wangi Dive, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia

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

2026-10-18

Lipah Beach

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

2026-10-03

Taitung, TW-TA, TW

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

2026-09-25

Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, Indonesien

(c) Ingo Rogalla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-07

Indonesia

(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-29

Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental, Philippines

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

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

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon punctatofasciatus. BPBM 10192. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35904379. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10192.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35904379 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026