Chaetodon bennetti
Eclipse Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, 1831
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen and R.H. SniderGerald R. Allen →Robert H. Snider →
- Date
- August 1970
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; Enewetak (=Eniwetok; =Fred) islet; ocean side; reef slope
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 12 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chaetodon bennetti observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 981 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Snorkel Komodo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Laamu, MV
(c) aslam aslam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Manggarai Barat, ID-NT, ID
(c) Nicholas Buxton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Noumea, New Caledonia, NC
(c) belettedesiles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Aitutaki, Cook Islands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Emily Bay, Kingston 2899, Norfolk Island
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon bennetti. BPBM 10951. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900438. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10951.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35900438 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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