Chaetodon litus

English: Rapanui Butterflyfish (1)

As recorded: Chaetodon litus Randall & Caldwell, 1973

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, B.A. Baker, and E. EdwardsGerald R. Allen →B.A. Baker →E. Edwards →Johnson Randall →
Date: January 25, 1969
Locality: Easter Island; W coast; between Hanga Roa and Hanga Piko; pools
Island: Easter Island
Depth: 0 m
Type status: Paratype
Record type: Preserved specimen

Collected the same day

On January 25, 1969, J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, B.A. Baker, and E. Edwards also collected 13 other specimens.

Cirripectes alboapicalis

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Girella nebulosa

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Gymnothorax australicola

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Kuhlia nutabunda

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Leptoscarus vaigiensis

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Moringua ferruginea

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Priolepis psygmophilia

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Pseudolabrus fuentesi

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Satulinus

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Scorpaena orgila

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Scorpaena pascuensis

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Stegastes fasciolatus

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Thalassoma purpureum

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Chaetodon litus. BPBM 6662. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900418. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6662.