Naso lituratus

English: Orangespine Unicornfish; Naso Tang (1); Hawaiian: umauma lei (1)

As recorded: Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: February 1, 1902
Locality: Rarotonga
Island: Rarotonga
Record type: Preserved specimen

28 Bishop specimens of Naso lituratus · collected 1900–1981Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 1, 1902, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Naso lituratus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1902. 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 1909. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37638890. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/1909.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37638890 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026