Chaetodon lunula

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

As recorded: Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and J.P. McVeyJ.P. McVey →Johnson Randall →
Date: October 29, 1968
Locality: Fanning Island; coral reef near center of lagoon
Island: Fanning Island
Depth: 7 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

73 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon lunula · collected 1900–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 29, 1968, J.E. Randall and J.P. McVey also collected 21 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon lunula. BPBM 7602. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903816. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7602.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35903816 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026