Chaetodon ephippium
Saddle Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- August 15, 1970
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; Louj (=Daisy) islet
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chaetodon ephippium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,967 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
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2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) dsmith95, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Japan
(c) Zacco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Snorkel Komodo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon ephippium. BPBM 10715. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903011. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10715.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35903011 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026