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Naso lituratus in life
In life — Pacific Orange-spine Unicornfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Francois Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Francois Libert
BPBM 4320Ichthyology

Naso lituratus

Pacific Orange-spine Unicornfish

As recorded: Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae

Collected by
J.W. Thompson
Locality
Hawaiian Islands
Record type
Preserved specimen
28 Bishop specimens of Naso lituratus · collected 1900–1981Species page ›

Naso lituratus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,973 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Naso lituratus observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

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Naso lituratus observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

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Naso lituratus observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

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Naso lituratus observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID

(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Naso lituratus observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

North Pacific Ocean, Kailua-Kona, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Naso lituratus observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Naso lituratus. BPBM 4320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37639104. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4320.

Record sources