Chaetodon declivis

As recorded: Chaetodon declivis Randall, 1975

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: April 20, 1971
Locality: Fatuhiva; off point at N end of Hanauu Bay
Island: Fatuhiva
Depth: 23 m
Type status: Paratype
Record type: Preserved specimen

14 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon declivis · collected 1971–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 20, 1971, J.E. Randall also collected 21 other specimens.

Chaetodon declivis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-02-20.

2025-02-20

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Cite this specimen

Chaetodon declivis. BPBM 11733. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900830. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11733.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35900830 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026