Chaetodon unimaculatus
Teardrop Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- J.W. Thompson
- Date
- March 8, 1921
- Locality
- Oahu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chaetodon unimaculatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,640 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Karangasem, Bali, ID
(c) Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
no rights reserved
2026-10-25
no rights reserved
2026-10-25
AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Wangi-Wangi Dive, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon unimaculatus. BPBM 4172. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900816. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4172.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35900816 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026