Chaetodon tinkeri
Tinker's Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon tinkeri Schultz, 1951
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- R.L. Pyle
- Date
- June 6, 1988
- Locality
- Johnston Atoll; N side; outer reef
- Island
- Johnston Atoll
- Depth
- 55 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chaetodon tinkeri observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-26.
2025-12-26
United States
(c) Jules Wyman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-04
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-08-04
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-08-04
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-08-12
Hawaii, US
(c) norcalmc, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2021-04-15
Au Au, Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon tinkeri. BPBM 33967. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903250. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33967.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35903250 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026