Chaetodon lunulatus

Redfin Butterflyfish

As recorded: Chaetodon lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: J.J. Magnuson and H. Yuen, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54J.J. Magnuson →Harold Yuen →
Date: November 1, 1961
Locality: Rangiroa Atoll; 1 mile E of Tiputa; large tidepool open to the sea
Island: Rangiroa Atoll
Depth: 2 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

26 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon lunulatus · collected 1900–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 1, 1961, J.J. Magnuson and H. Yuen, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54 also collected 24+ other specimens.

Chaetodon lunulatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,736 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

PG

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2026-10-25

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2026-10-25

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2026-10-24

Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID

(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

South Pacifc Ocean

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2026-10-21

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

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Cite this specimen

Chaetodon lunulatus. BPBM 10242. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900573. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10242.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35900573 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026