Chaetodon mertensii
Mertens' Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon mertensii Cuvier, 1831
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and G.R. AllenGerald R. Allen →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- March 25, 1979
- Locality
- Kenya; Watamu Marine Reserve (16 miles S of Malindi); reef
- Island
- Kenya
- Depth
- 23 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 25, 1979, J.E. Randall and G.R. Allen also collected 21 other specimens.
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Fusigobius inframaculatus
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Grammistops ocellatus
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Gymnothorax buroensis
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Liopropoma africanum
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Myripristis pralinia
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Oxycheilinus digramma
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Pseudanthias squamipinnis
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Pseudocheilinus evanidus
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Scorpaenodes hirsutus
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Thysanophrys chiltonae
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Trimma barralli
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Tripterygiidae
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon mertensii. BPBM 27294. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900757. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27294.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35900757 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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