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BPBM 17575Ichthyology
Chaetodon octofasciatus
As recorded: Chaetodon octofasciatus Bloch, 1787
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- August 6, 1973
- Locality
- New Britain; Blanche Bay (about 6 miles S of Rabaul); adjacent to wreck of Japanese ship
- Island
- New Britain
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -4.3000, 152.1830
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1973, J.E. Randall also collected 2 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Chaetodon octofasciatus. BPBM 17575. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35904015. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/17575.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35904015 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026