Chaetodon ephippium

English: Saddleback Butterfly Fish (2); Hawaiian: kikakapu (1)

As recorded: Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: April 1, 1903
Locality: Efate Island
Island: Efate Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

35 Bishop specimens of Chaetodon ephippium · collected 1900–1981Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1903, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Chaetodon ephippium. BPBM 989. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35900069. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/989.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35900069 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026