Chaetodon quadrimaculatus

English: Fourspot Butterflyfish (1); Hawaiian: Lauhau (2)

As recorded: Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Gray, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, and J.D. BryantJames Bryant →Dean B. Cannoy →Johnson Randall →
Date: January 17, 1971
Locality: Henderson Island; 1/2 mile S of NW corner of island; rocky shore with a few small sand pockets
Island: Henderson Island
Depth: 0 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

26 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon quadrimaculatus · collected 1901–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 17, 1971, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, and J.D. Bryant also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon quadrimaculatus. BPBM 17065. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35904220. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/17065.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35904220 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026