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Chaetodon auriga
English: Threadfin Butterflyfish (1); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)
As recorded: Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- October 1, 1975
- Locality
- Sudan; Towartit Reef Complex
- Island
- Sudan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 1, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 9 other specimens.
Chaetodon auriga observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,098 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Green Island, AU
(c) wild_felix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Cockburn, WA, Australia
(c) Alex Fox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-25
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Okinawa, JP
(c) jnnnnn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon auriga. BPBM 20722. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902333. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20722.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35902333 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026