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Chaetodon ephippium
English: Saddleback Butterfly Fish (2); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)
As recorded: Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- R.S. Jones, P. Helfrich, W. van Heukelem, J.J. Naughton, and G.J. NelsonPhilip Helfrich →R.S. Jones →John J. Naughton →G.J. Nelson →William van Heukelem →
- Date
- January 31, 1965
- Locality
- Johnston Atoll; 1/4 mile S of Sand Island
- Island
- Johnston Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 31, 1965, R.S. Jones, P. Helfrich, W. van Heukelem, J.J. Naughton, and G.J. Nelson also collected 14 other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon ephippium. BPBM 15374. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903414. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15374.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35903414 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026