Chaetodon melapterus
Arabian Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon melapterus Guichenot, 1863
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 17, 1977
- Locality
- Mutrah; [S side of harbor of]; off Doha (village)
- Island
- Mutrah
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 17, 1977, J.E. Randall also collected 20 other specimens.
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Pseudochromis aldabraensis
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Sargocentron rubrum
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon melapterus. BPBM 21466. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903914. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21466.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35903914 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026