Chaetodon ephippium

English: Saddleback Butterfly Fish (2); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)

As recorded: Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

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

35 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon ephippium · collected 1900–1981Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon ephippium. BPBM 4144. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902085. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4144.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35902085 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026