Bishop MuseumExplore

This specimen has not been photographed yet.

BPBM 37990Ichthyology

Chaetodon lunula

English: Raccoon Butterflyfish (1); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)

As recorded: Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall and A. FriedlanderA. Friedlander →Johnson Randall →
Date
March 6, 1983
Locality
Tongatapu Island; middle of SW coast; Secret Cove Beach; tidepools in rough limestone at low tide
Record type
Preserved specimen
73 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon lunula · collected 1900–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 6, 1983, J.E. Randall and A. Friedlander also collected 14 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon lunula. BPBM 37990. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900409. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37990.

Record sources