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BPBM 15193Ichthyology

Chaetodon lunula

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

As recorded: Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
W.A. Gosline and J.E. RandallW.A. Gosline →Johnson Randall →
Date
June 8, 1953
Locality
Wake Island; NW end of Wilkes Island
Record type
Preserved specimen
73 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon lunula · collected 1900–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 8, 1953, W.A. Gosline and J.E. Randall also collected 17 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon lunula. BPBM 15193. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903796. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15193.

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