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BPBM 6846Ichthyology

Chaetodon lunula

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

As recorded: Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, A.H. Banner, G.R. Allen, et alGerald R. Allen →A.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner →Johnson Randall →
Date
February 25, 1969
Locality
Tahiti; Papara; Popote Bay
Island
Tahiti
Depth
6 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
73 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon lunula · collected 1900–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 25, 1969, J.E. Randall, A.H. Banner, G.R. Allen, et al also collected 16 other specimens.

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Cirripectes variolosus

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Dascyllus flavicaudus

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Dinematichthys

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Enchelycore schismatorhynchus

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Enneapterygius rhabdotus

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Eviota disrupta

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Parascorpaena

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Pseudogramma polyacantha

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Samariscus triocellatus

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Sargocentron diadema

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Scolecenchelys laticaudata

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Scorpaenopsis possi

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Sebastapistes galactacma

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Sebastapistes tinkhami

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Uropterygius fuscoguttatus

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Cite this specimen

Chaetodon lunula. BPBM 6846. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903786. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6846.

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