Chaetodon lineolatus
Line Butterflyfish
Cuvier, 1831Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 218734 ↗
Photo: (c) zsispeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) (iNaturalist)
24
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1901
First collected
1975
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Chaetodon lineolatus, most mentions first.
2002
Nonindigenous marine species in Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2010
Marine biota information base for offshore islets in the main Hawaiian IslandsColes, S.L. & Swenson, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2008
Assessment of species composition, diversity and biomass in marine habitats and subhaqbitats around offshore islets in the main Hawaiian IslandsColes, S.L., Giuseffi, L. & Hutchinson, M. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2001
Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & D. Minton · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
1997
Biodiversity of marine communities in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii with observations on introduced exotic speciesColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, L.G. Eldredge, J.T. Carlton, R.L. Pyle, & A. Suzumoto · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1901 by J.W. Thompson (Oʻahu). The Museum last collected it in 1975; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 27, 2026.
Alive today
157 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-08-27
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) CabbageHinjabi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-15
Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) Melody McClannahan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-06
Waikoloa Beach Resort, HI, US
(c) Matt Harrington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-29
Kona Coast
(c) lposson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-16
Richardson Ocean Park, 2355 Kalanianaole St, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) Brian Spence, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-03
HI, US
no rights reserved