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Chaetodon in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Joachim S. Müller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BPBM 30605Ichthyology

Chaetodon

As recorded: Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
Ernie Olivera
Date
August 16, 1984
Locality
Oahu; SW side; off Maili; Waianae artificial shoals
Island
Oʻahu
Depth
24 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
55 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon · collected 1900–1999Species page ›

Chaetodon observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 78,577 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon. BPBM 30605. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902114. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/30605.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)

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