Chaetodon miliaris
Milletseed Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon miliaris Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- June 1, 1968
- Locality
- Oahu; NW side; Haleiwa Beach Park
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 1, 1968, G.R. Allen also collected 2 other specimens.
Chaetodon miliaris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 457 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Kelipio Pl, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
HI, US
(c) tristanbfried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
Eleele, HI 96705, USA
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-19
HI, US
(c) Dillon Freiburger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon miliaris. BPBM 8913. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35902611. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8913.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35902611 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026