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Chaetodon ephippium
English: Saddleback Butterfly Fish (2); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)
As recorded: Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- April 23, 1971
- Locality
- Tahuata Island; off point at S end of Vaitahu Bay
- Island
- Tahuata Island
- Depth
- 9 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 23, 1971, J.E. Randall also collected 12 other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon ephippium. BPBM 11900. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902595. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11900.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35902595 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026