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Chaetodon trifascialis
English: Chevron Butterflyfish (1)
As recorded: Chaetodon trifascialis 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 4, 1961
- Locality
- Makemo Atoll; 1 mile W of main entrance; lagoon
- Island
- Makemo Atoll
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 4, 1961, J.J. Magnuson and H. Yuen, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54 also collected 5 other specimens.
Chaetodon trifascialis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,430 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Cockburn, WA, Australia
(c) Alex Fox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-24
Sud, NC
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Marsa 'Alam, EG-BA, EG
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
East Timor
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon trifascialis. BPBM 10270. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902993. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10270.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35902993 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026