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Chaetodon lunula
English: Raccoon Butterflyfish (1); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)
As recorded: Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- A. Seale
- Date
- 1902
- Locality
- Makatea Island
- Island
- Makatea Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chaetodon lunula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,624 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kailua-Kona, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon lunula. BPBM 2482. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900904. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/2482.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35900904 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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