Chaetodon ornatissimus

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

As recorded: Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: May 28, 1901
Locality: Hawaiian Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

31 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon ornatissimus · collected 1900–1971Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 28, 1901, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon ornatissimus. BPBM 392. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900894. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/392.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35900894 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026