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Acanthurus pyroferus
Pacific Mimic Surgeonfish
As recorded: Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae
- Collected by
- R.L. Pyle
- Date
- December 31, 1987
- Locality
- Kiritimati Atoll; NW side; off London; rocky reef
- Island
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Depth
- 15 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 31, 1987, R.L. Pyle also collected 1 other specimen.
Acanthurus pyroferus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,153 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID
(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Wangi-Wangi Dive, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Acanthurus pyroferus. BPBM 33894. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34603293. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33894.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34603293 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026