
Chaetodon gardineri
Gardiner's Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon gardineri Norman, 1939
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- March 5, 1977
- Locality
- Oman
- Island
- Oman
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chaetodon gardineri observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-16.

2026-02-16
Sifat al Wasl, OM
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2026-02-13
Khawr al Khiran, OM
no rights reserved

2026-02-12
Gulf of Oman, OM
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2026-02-11
Gulf of Oman, OM
no rights reserved

2023-04-28
al Munassir, Oman
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-23
Bandar khayran, Oman
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chaetodon gardineri. BPBM 21345. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900064. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21345.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35900064 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
