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BPBM 12920Ichthyology

Chaetodon auriga

English: Threadfin Butterflyfish (1); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)

As recorded: Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
G.S. Haywood
Date
February 5, 1971
Locality
Rapa Island; off Tauna Island
Depth
3 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
45 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon auriga · collected 1901–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 5, 1971, G.S. Haywood also collected 1 other specimen.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon auriga. BPBM 12920. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903976. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12920.

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