Chaetodon pictus

As recorded: Chaetodon pictus Forsskål, 1775

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-VanizJohnson Randall →William F. Smith-Vaniz →
Date: February 10, 1980
Locality: Kerala State; Kovalam; rocky point off Raja Hotel (about 300 meters N of lighthouse)
Island: Kerala State
Depth: 2 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

2 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon pictus · collected 1975–1980Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 10, 1980, J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-Vaniz also collected 22 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon pictus. BPBM 27620. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900897. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27620.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35900897 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026