Chaetodon hoefleri
Four-banded butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon hoefleri Steindachner, 1881
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- L. Jones and South African Navy, via J.E. RandallLen Jones →South African Navy →
- Date
- March 1, 1980
- Locality
- KwaZulu-Natal; Durban Harbor
- Island
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 1, 1980, L. Jones and South African Navy, via J.E. Randall also collected 3 other specimens.
Chaetodon hoefleri observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-29.
2026-08-29
QF2M+CJ7, Dakar, Senegal
(c) Nicola Faulks, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-21
Dakar, SN-DK, SN
(c) Adrien Groul, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-18
Ганжерр Кулкох, Гамбия
(c) Marina Nikonorova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-17
SN
(c) Oualid AMMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-28
Ile de Madeleine, Dakar, Sénégal
(c) Adrien Groul, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-31
Baie de Ngor, Dakar, Senegal
(c) Luis P. B., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chaetodon hoefleri. BPBM 25836. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900433. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/25836.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35900433 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026