Naso lituratus
Pacific Orange-spine Unicornfish
As recorded: Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae
- Collected by
- D.W. Strasburg and R.W. HiattRobert W. Hiatt →D.W. Strasburg →
- Date
- June 29, 1950
- Locality
- Arno Atoll; Ine Island (Section E1-IX)
- Island
- Arno Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 29, 1950, D.W. Strasburg and R.W. Hiatt also collected 4 other specimens.
Naso lituratus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,973 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
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2026-10-25
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2026-10-25
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2026-10-24
Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID
(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kailua-Kona, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Naso lituratus. BPBM 15259. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37639063. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15259.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37639063 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026