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BPBM 6202Ichthyology

Chaetodon ornatissimus

English: Ornate Butterflyfish (1); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)

As recorded: Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
R.D. Frisbie
Date
1936
Locality
Pukapuka Atoll (Cook)
Record type
Preserved specimen
31 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon ornatissimus · collected 1900–1971Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon ornatissimus. BPBM 6202. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902102. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6202.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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