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BPBM 568Ichthyology

Chaetodon auriga

English: Threadfin Butterflyfish (1); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)

As recorded: Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
J.W. Thompson
Date
August 1, 1901
Locality
Hawaiian Islands
Record type
Preserved specimen
45 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon auriga · collected 1901–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1901, J.W. Thompson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon auriga. BPBM 568. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903196. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/568.

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