Chaetodon lunula

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

As recorded: Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

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

73 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon lunula · collected 1900–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon lunula. BPBM 38193. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900430. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/38193.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35900430 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026