
Chaetodon unimaculatus
Teardrop Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- H.G. Hornbostel
- Date
- 1926
- Locality
- Guam
- Island
- Guam
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chaetodon unimaculatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1926. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chaetodon unimaculatus. BPBM 5262. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902748. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5262.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35902748 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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