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Chaetodon ephippium
English: Saddleback Butterfly Fish (2); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)
As recorded: Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- H.G. Hornbostel
- Date
- July 4, 1923
- Locality
- Guam
- Island
- Guam
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 4, 1923, H.G. Hornbostel also collected 10 other specimens.
Chaetodon ephippium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,967 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
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2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, CK
(c) dsmith95, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Japan
(c) Zacco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Snorkel Komodo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon ephippium. BPBM 4147. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903601. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4147.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35903601 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026