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BPBM 10354Ichthyology

Chaetodon lunula

English: Raccoon Butterflyfish (1); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)

As recorded: Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Date
November 27, 1955
Locality
Nukuhiva; Anaho Bay; small tidepool
Island
Nukuhiva
Record type
Preserved specimen
73 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon lunula · collected 1900–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 27, 1955, J.E. King, aboard R/V "Hugh M. Smith" cruise 31 also collected 18 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon lunula. BPBM 10354. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902174. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10354.

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