Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
Thompson's Butterflyfish
Fowler, 1923Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 277576 ↗
Photo: (c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David R (iNaturalist)
12
Bishop specimens
1
Type specimens
1922
First collected
2003
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1922 by J.W. Thompson (Hawaiian Islands). The Museum last collected it in 2003; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 28, 2026.
Alive today
19 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-09-28
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) salty_borg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-23
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) moses_outdoors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-04
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Veronica McCleign, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-07-23
Honaunau Bay, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) maedernlan06, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-12
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Maxfield Marley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-03
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) catta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-04
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)