Chaetodon kleinii
Blacklip Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- November 7, 1967
- Locality
- Oahu; SW side; Kahe Point Beach Park; coral reef
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Depth
- 12 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 7, 1967, J.E. Randall also collected 10 other specimens.
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Chromis agilis
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Chromis ovalis
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Plagiotremus ewaensis
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Chaetodon kleinii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,663 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Kina Street, Madang, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Kina Street, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Port Stephens, NSW, Australia
(c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Port Stephens, NSW, Australia
(c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Port Stephens, NSW, Australia
(c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon kleinii. BPBM 6010. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902756. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6010.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35902756 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026