Chaetodon lunulatus

English: Oval Butterflyfish (1); Hawaiian: kapuhili (1)

As recorded: Chaetodon lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: "Tanager" Expedition
Date: July 1, 1923
Locality: Johnston Atoll
Island: Johnston Atoll
Record type: Preserved specimen

26 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon lunulatus · collected 1900–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1923, "Tanager" Expedition also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon lunulatus. BPBM 4143. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35904352. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4143.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35904352 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026