Chaetodon auriga

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

As recorded: Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775

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

45 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon auriga · collected 1901–1983Species 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 auriga. BPBM 7628. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900094. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7628.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35900094 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026