
Chaetodon
As recorded: Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- "Tanager" Expedition
- Date
- July 1, 1923
- Locality
- Johnston Atoll
- Island
- Johnston Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1923, "Tanager" Expedition also collected 24+ other specimens.
Chaetodon observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 78,588 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon. BPBM 8311. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902750. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8311.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35902750 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
