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Chaetodon ephippium in life
In life — Saddle Butterflyfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BPBM 6994Ichthyology

Chaetodon ephippium

Saddle Butterflyfish

As recorded: Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
G.R. Allen
Date
February 1, 1968
Locality
Johnston Atoll; lagoon
Island
Johnston Atoll
Depth
4 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
35 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon ephippium · collected 1900–1981Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 1, 1968, G.R. Allen also collected 4 other specimens.

Chaetodon citrinellus

Ichthyology

Chaetodon trifascialis

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Chelmon rostratus

Ichthyology

Zebrasoma flavescens

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Cite this specimen

Chaetodon ephippium. BPBM 6994. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900423. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6994.

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