Chaetodon citrinellus

English: Speckled Butterfly Fish (1)

As recorded: Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and M.R. KellumM.R. Kellum →Johnson Randall →
Date: September 15, 1967
Locality: Moorea; Papetoai Bay; 500 meters NE of Kellum's dock; outer edge of shore reef
Island: Moorea
Depth: 2 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

24 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon citrinellus · collected 1900–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 15, 1967, J.E. Randall and M.R. Kellum also collected 20 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon citrinellus. BPBM 6171. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903161. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6171.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35903161 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026