Ctenochaetus striatus

As recorded: Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae

Collected by: "Tanager" Expedition
Date: July 1, 1923
Locality: Wake Island
Island: Wake Island
Identified by: J.E. Randall, May 2000Richard M. May →Johnson Randall →
Record type: Preserved specimen

49 Bishop specimens of Ctenochaetus striatus · collected 1900–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Ctenochaetus striatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,511 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29

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2026-10-28

Red Sea, EG

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2026-10-28

Red Sea, EG

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2026-10-28

Snake Island

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2026-10-27

Ägypten

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2026-10-27

Ägypten

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Cite this specimen

Ctenochaetus striatus. BPBM 4304. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36208158. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4304.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36208158 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026