Chaetodon ephippium

English: Saddleback Butterfly Fish (2); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)

As recorded: Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: February 1, 1902
Locality: Rarotonga
Island: Rarotonga
Record type: Preserved specimen

35 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon ephippium · collected 1900–1981Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 1, 1902, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Chaetodon ephippium observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,967 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

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2026-10-23

North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US

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2026-10-21

South Pacifc Ocean

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2026-10-18

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK

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2026-10-17

Japan

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2026-10-17

Snorkel Komodo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

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Cite this specimen

Chaetodon ephippium. BPBM 1900. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902740. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/1900.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35902740 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026