Amphichaetodon howensis
Lord Howe butterflyfish
As recorded: Amphichaetodon howensis (Waite, 1903)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Starck II, G.R. Allen, and B.C. Russell~. Allen →B.C. Russell →G.R. W.A. Starck II →
- Date
- February 6, 1973
- Locality
- Lord Howe Island; off Phillip Point
- Island
- Lord Howe
- Depth
- 18 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Amphichaetodon howensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 71 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-05.
2026-02-05
Lord Howe Island, AU-NS, AU
(c) Euan Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-03
Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
(c) Karl McCarthy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-04
South Pacific Ocean, Northland, NZ
(c) Ashton Reiser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-28
Far North District, Northland Region, New Zealand
(c) Craig Johnston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-24
Whangarei, NZ-NO, NZ
(c) scottjmorrissey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-11
Northland, New Zealand
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Amphichaetodon howensis. BPBM 14770. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35949806. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14770.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35949806 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026