Where does the Ocean surgeon live?
Acanthurus bahianus has 90,881 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1861 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 90,881 records
- 46 places
- 101 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesAcanthuridaeAcanthurus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 60,906 | |
| Puerto Rico | 10,026 | |
| Brazil | 8,260 | |
| Colombia | 4,698 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 2,658 | |
| Mexico | 937 | |
| Guadeloupe | 438 | |
| Bonaire | 356 | |
| Bahamas | 277 | |
| Martinique | 229 | |
| Jamaica | 181 | |
| Belize | 158 | |
| Curaçao | 131 | |
| Cayman Islands | 127 | |
| Saint Helena | 127 | |
| Panama | 117 | |
| Cuba | 100 | |
| ZZ | 100 | |
| Barbados | 86 | |
| Bermuda | 83 | |
| Honduras | 81 | |
| Dominican Republic | 78 | |
| Sint Maarten | 77 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 70 | |
| Saint Lucia | 68 | |
| Aruba | 67 | |
| Venezuela | 58 | |
| Dominica | 45 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 43 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 43 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 42 | |
| Saint Martin | 41 | |
| Costa Rica | 32 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 30 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 28 | |
| Grenada | 22 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 13 | |
| Haiti | 11 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 9 | |
| Anguilla | 7 |
Showing the top 40 of 46 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.