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BPBM 12991Ichthyology
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
- February 14, 1971
- Locality
- Rapa Island; entrance to Haurei Bay; exposed reef, S side
- Island
- Rapa Island
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 14, 1971, J.E. Randall also collected 3 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Chaetodon ephippium. BPBM 12991. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900784. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12991.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35900784 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026