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Chaetodon auriga in life
In life — Threadfin Butterflyfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) zsispeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
BPBM 10937Ichthyology

Chaetodon auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

As recorded: Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall and C.M. WatsonJohnson Randall →C.J.J. Watson →
Date
April 29, 1968
Locality
Enewetak Atoll; Enewetak (=Eniwetok; =Fred) islet; lagoon side; about 50 feet off Eniwetok Marine Biological Laboratory (EMBL)
Depth
2 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
45 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon auriga · collected 1901–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 29, 1968, J.E. Randall and C.M. Watson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon auriga. BPBM 10937. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903971. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10937.

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