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Chaetodon auriga in life
In life — Threadfin Butterflyfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) zsispeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
BPBM 19747Ichthyology

Chaetodon auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

As recorded: Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
October 10, 1975
Locality
Sudan; Suakin Harbor; off marine lab jetty
Island
Sudan
Depth
0 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
45 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon auriga · collected 1901–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 10, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 20 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon auriga. BPBM 19747. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903349. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19747.

Record sources