Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
Black Surgeonfish
Randall, 1955Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 277561 ↗
Photo: (c) Harry Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Harry Rosenthal (iNaturalist)
18
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1936
First collected
1978
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1936 by "Itasca" Expedition (Trip 4) (Swains Island). The Museum last collected it in 1978; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 23, 2026.
Alive today
103 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-30
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Alexandra Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-06
Wailea-Makena, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) CabbageHinjabi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-08
Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) josh_demartino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-18
Lapakahi Marine Life Conservation District, 57-1727 Akoni Pule Hwy, Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-07
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) Shannon DeVaney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) Brian Spence, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)