Chaetodon burgessi
Black and White Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon burgessi Allen & Starck, 1973
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- R.K. Kosaki and R.L. PyleRandy Kosaki →Richard L. Pyle →
- Date
- June 2, 1988
- Locality
- Pohnpei; Ant Atoll, S side; along vertical drop-off
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Depth
- 63 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chaetodon burgessi observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-15.
2026-01-15
Jinn Caves, Bone Bolango Regency, Gorontalo, Indonesia
(c) barthazes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-07
Siaes tunnel, Palau
(c) mken0403, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-22
"Siaes Tunnel, Palau"
(c) Erik Schlögl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-11-16
Koror, Palau
(c) Jonathan Lavan, underpressurephotog.com, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-07-28
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-08-09
Teluk Wondama, ID-IB, ID
(c) craigjhowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chaetodon burgessi. BPBM 33906. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903142. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33906.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35903142 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026