Prionurus
Sawtail Surgeonfishes
Lacepède, 1804Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 270505 ↗
4
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1959
First collected
1978
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1959 by T. Abe (Honshu). The Museum last collected it in 1978; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 23, 2026.
Alive today
1,649 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kailua-Kona, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hanauma Bay, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
(c) skyerainey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)