Chaetodon quadrimaculatus

English: Fourspot Butterflyfish (1); Hawaiian: Lauhau (2)

As recorded: Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Gray, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, and S.R. ChristianDean B. Cannoy →Steve R. Christian →Johnson Randall →
Date: January 14, 1971
Locality: Ducie Atoll; NW side of small boat passage
Island: Ducie Atoll
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

26 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon quadrimaculatus · collected 1901–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 14, 1971, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, and S.R. Christian also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon quadrimaculatus. BPBM 12238. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900824. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12238.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35900824 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026