Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Dusky Surgeonfish
As recorded: Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae
- Date
- September 1, 1929
- Locality
- Savaii Island; N side; Fagamalo
- Island
- Savaii Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Acanthurus nigrofuscus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,092 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Snake Island
(c) nickwinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Okinawa, JP
(c) jnnnnn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
no rights reserved
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Acanthurus nigrofuscus. BPBM 5187. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34602750. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5187.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34602750 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026