Chaetodon melannotus
Blackback Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- September 27, 1967
- Locality
- Tutuila Island; Fagaitua; reef
- Island
- Tutuila Island
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 27, 1967, J.E. Randall also collected 5 other specimens.
Chaetodon melannotus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,042 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Okinawa, JP
(c) jnnnnn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Wangi-Wangi Dive, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon melannotus. BPBM 6192. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900745. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6192.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35900745 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026