BPBM 7630Ichthyology

Chaetodon lunulatus

Redfin Butterflyfish

As recorded: Chaetodon lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

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

26 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon lunulatus · collected 1900–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Chaetodon lunulatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,737 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

PG

(c) jetsetjudy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

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2026-10-25

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2026-10-24

Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID

(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

South Pacifc Ocean

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2026-10-21

Wangi-Wangi Dive, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Chaetodon lunulatus. BPBM 7630. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35901152. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7630.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35901152 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026