Chaetodon lunula
Raccoon Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- R.H. Snider
- Date
- September 14, 1964
- Locality
- Tahiti; Tahiti-Nui, N side; tidepools within 1-2 km of Arahoho Blowhole (Papeete side)
- Island
- Tahiti
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 14, 1964, R.H. Snider also collected 7 other specimens.
Chaetodon lunula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,620 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kailua-Kona, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Fakarava, Polynésie française
(c) Louis Beney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon lunula. BPBM 5965. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900090. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5965.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35900090 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026