BPBM 38192Ichthyology

Chaetodon auriga

Threadfin Butterflyfish

As recorded: Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, K. Okamoto, and N. ManuNaita Manu →Kazuhiro Okamoto →Johnson Randall →
Date: March 17, 1983
Locality: Vavau Island; causeway between Vava'u Island and Koloa Island, E side; embayment isolated at low tide
Island: Vavau Island
Depth: 0 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

45 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon auriga · collected 1901–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 17, 1983, J.E. Randall, K. Okamoto, and N. Manu also collected 24+ other specimens.

Chaetodon auriga observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,097 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Green Island, AU

(c) wild_felix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Cockburn, WA, Australia

(c) Alex Fox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-25

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Okinawa, JP

(c) jnnnnn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Tabuk, SA

(c) Sol Yoder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon auriga. BPBM 38192. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900776. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/38192.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35900776 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026