Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
Fourspot Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Gray, 1831
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- J.W. Thompson
- Date
- October 20, 1901
- Locality
- Hawaiian Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 20, 1901, J.W. Thompson also collected 9 other specimens.
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1901. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,279 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Alofi, Niue, NU
(c) Max Walton-Hannay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Aitutaki, Cook Islands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus. BPBM 678. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902606. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/678.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35902606 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026