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BPBM 25212Ichthyology

Chaetodon auriga

English: Threadfin Butterflyfish (1); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)

As recorded: Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54, station 56station →V Charles H. Gilbert cruise 54 →
Date
November 16, 1961
Locality
Bora-Bora; off Matira Point
Island
Bora-Bora
Record type
Preserved specimen
45 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon auriga · collected 1901–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 16, 1961, R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54, station 56 also collected 4 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon auriga. BPBM 25212. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900096. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/25212.

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