BPBM 4173Ichthyology

Chaetodon unimaculatus

Teardrop Butterflyfish

As recorded: Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

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

24 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon unimaculatus · collected 1901–1973Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Chaetodon unimaculatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. 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

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2026-10-25

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2026-10-25

AU

(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Wangi-Wangi Dive, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia

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2026-10-21

South Pacifc Ocean

(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Chaetodon unimaculatus. BPBM 4173. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902106. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4173.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35902106 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026