Chaetodon mertensii
Mertens' Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon mertensii Cuvier, 1831
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Starck II
- Date
- February 9, 1973
- Locality
- Lord Howe Island; North Rock
- Island
- Lord Howe
- Depth
- 30 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chaetodon mertensii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 337 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Yanutha Island
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Yanutha Island
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Yanutha Island
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Yanutha Island
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
JX9V+VPH, Yanutha, Fiji
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon mertensii. BPBM 14818. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902194. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14818.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35902194 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026