Chaetodon lineolatus
Lined Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- April 20, 1968
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; Medren (=Parry; =Elmer) islet; lagoon side
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 11 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 20, 1968, J.E. Randall also collected 5 other specimens.
Chaetodon lineolatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,426 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Okinawa, JP
(c) daxreid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
TH
(c) Stijn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-11
Inner 'Lighthouse' zone
(c) MarineTom76, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Padangbai, Manggis, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Frankland Islands, QLD Australia
(c) andyratter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chaetodon lineolatus. BPBM 9203. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903268. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9203.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35903268 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026