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Acanthurus mata in life
In life — Yellowmask Surgeonfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) John Thorogood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Thorogood
BPBM 15594Ichthyology

Acanthurus mata

Yellowmask Surgeonfish

As recorded: Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae

Collected by
B. Goldman, J.E. Randall, and G.R. AllenGerald R. Allen →B. Goldman →Johnson Randall →
Date
July 17, 1973
Locality
Savo Island; SW side
Island
Savo Island
Depth
46 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
8 Bishop specimens of Acanthurus mata · collected 1968–1985Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 17, 1973, B. Goldman, J.E. Randall, and G.R. Allen also collected 6 other specimens.

Cephalopholis sonnerati

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Epinephelus maculatus

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Halichoeres chrysus

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Pseudanthias smithvanizi

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Scolopsis

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Synodus jaculum

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Cite this specimen

Acanthurus mata. BPBM 15594. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34603071. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15594.

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