BPBM 5177Ichthyology

Chaetodon citrinellus

Speckled Butterflyfish

As recorded: Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: P.T. Diefenderfer
Date: November 1, 1929
Locality: Tutuila Island
Island: Tutuila Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

24 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon citrinellus · collected 1900–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 1, 1929, P.T. Diefenderfer also collected 21 other specimens.

Chaetodon citrinellus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,275 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Snake Island

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2026-10-27

Cockburn, AU-WA, AU

(c) Alex Fox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-25

Kina Street, Madang, Madang, PG

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

2026-10-25

no rights reserved

2026-10-22

Nusa Dua, Benoa, South Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia

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2026-10-21

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Chaetodon citrinellus. BPBM 5177. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900657. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5177.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35900657 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026