Acanthurus
As recorded: Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae
- Collected by
- M.J. Gawel
- Date
- August 5, 1981
- Locality
- Kosrae; Lelu; mouth of Tofol Stream
- Island
- Kosrae
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1981, M.J. Gawel also collected 17 other specimens.
Arothron manilensis
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Butis
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Caranx sexfasciatus
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Favonigobius
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Fibramia lateralis
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Hyporhamphus dussumieri
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Leiognathus equulus
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Lutjanus fulvus
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Lutjanus monostigma
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Monodactylus argenteus
Ichthyology
Osteomugil engeli
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Pandaka
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Periophthalmus barbarus
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Plectorhinchus gibbosus
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Siganus spinus
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Stolephorus apiensis
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Valamugil
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Acanthurus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 46,656 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Curaçao
(c) The Little Green Boat (Curaçao), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Ägypten
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Ägypten
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Curaçao
(c) The Little Green Boat (Curaçao), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Bali, ID
(c) Maxwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acanthurus. BPBM 28273. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34602912. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28273.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34602912 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026