Chaetodon kleinii
Blacklip Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Starck II, G.R. Allen, and J.L. Condit~. Allen →J.L. Condit →G.R. W.A. Starck II →
- Date
- January 26, 1972
- Locality
- Augulpelu Reef; drop-off
- Island
- Augulpelu Reef
- Depth
- 42 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 26, 1972, W.A. Starck II, G.R. Allen, and J.L. Condit also collected 19 other specimens.
Bodianus diana
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Centropyge bicolor
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Cephalopholis
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Cephalopholis polleni
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Chromis
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Chromis alpha
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Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus
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Halichoeres melasmapomus
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Hoplolatilus
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Labrichthys unilineatus
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Liopropoma tonstrinum
Ichthyology
Paracentropyge multifasciata
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Parupeneus multifasciatus
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Pervagor melanocephalus
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Pictichromis
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Pictichromis porphyrea
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Pseudanthias pleurotaenia
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Trimma anthrenum
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Trimma xanthum
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Chaetodon kleinii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,663 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Kina Street, Madang, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Kina Street, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Port Stephens, NSW, Australia
(c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Port Stephens, NSW, Australia
(c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Port Stephens, NSW, Australia
(c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chaetodon kleinii. BPBM 13844. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900679. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13844.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35900679 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026