Acanthurus japonicus
Japan Surgeonfish
As recorded: Acanthurus japonicus (Schmidt, 1931)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae
- Date
- December 22, 1969
- Locality
- -
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Acanthurus japonicus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 157 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Taitung, TW-TA, TW
(c) mimison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Manado, Bunaken (Laut), ID-SW, ID
(c) Tony Eales, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-09-07
Indonesia
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-22
Ring Rd, TW
(c) jennesy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-05
Celebes Sea, Sabah, MY
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Toen, Yamato, Oshima District, Kagoshima 894-3211, Japan
(c) Jon Aull, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Acanthurus japonicus. BPBM 8781. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34605860. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8781.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34605860 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026