BPBM 178Ichthyology

Chaetodon lunulatus

Redfin Butterflyfish

As recorded: Chaetodon lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: July 14, 1900
Locality: Guam
Island: Guam
Record type: Preserved specimen

26 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon lunulatus · collected 1900–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 14, 1900, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Chaetodon lunulatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1900. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,736 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

PG

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2026-10-25

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2026-10-25

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2026-10-24

Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID

(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

South Pacifc Ocean

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2026-10-21

Wangi-Wangi Dive, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Cite this specimen

Chaetodon lunulatus. BPBM 178. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903362. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/178.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35903362 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026