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Chaetodon lunula in life
In life — Raccoon Butterflyfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by uwkwaj
BPBM 7099Ichthyology

Chaetodon lunula

Raccoon Butterflyfish

As recorded: Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
August 31, 1968
Locality
Minami Tori Shima; reef flat
Depth
1 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
73 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon lunula · collected 1900–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 31, 1968, J.E. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon lunula. BPBM 7099. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903335. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7099.

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