Chaetodon trifascialis
Chevron Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- C.K. Walters and J. OtcenasekJ. Otcenasek →Charles Walters →
- Date
- July 25, 1967
- Locality
- Tahiti; Papara; Teavaraa Pass
- Island
- Tahiti
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chaetodon trifascialis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,430 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Cockburn, WA, Australia
(c) Alex Fox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-24
Sud, NC
(c) momaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Marsa 'Alam, EG-BA, EG
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
East Timor
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon trifascialis. BPBM 6061. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902491. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6061.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35902491 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026