Chaetodon auriga
Threadfin Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- "Tanager" Expedition
- Date
- 1923
- Locality
- Wake Island
- Island
- Wake Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chaetodon auriga observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,106 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.
2026-10-30
Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Ampasibe, Madagascar
(c) voyageurs_lyonnais, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Geoffrey Bay, Australia
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Geoffrey Bay, Australia
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon auriga. BPBM 4183. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900066. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4183.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35900066 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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