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Chaetodon lunula in life
In life — Raccoon Butterflyfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by uwkwaj
BPBM 5622Ichthyology

Chaetodon lunula

Raccoon Butterflyfish

As recorded: Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
R.H. Snider, P. Stedman, and J. GillilandJ. Gilliland →Robert H. Snider →P. Stedman →
Date
January 10, 1965
Locality
Aitutaki; lagoon
Island
Aitutaki
Depth
3 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
73 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon lunula · collected 1900–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 10, 1965, R.H. Snider, P. Stedman, and J. Gilliland also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon lunula. BPBM 5622. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35904394. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5622.

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