Where does the Whitecheek surgeonfish live?
Acanthurus nigricans has 24,157 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1860 to 2026. Most records come from American Samoa.
- 24,157 records
- 46 places
- 89 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesAcanthuridaeAcanthurus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. 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.
Records over time
18602026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 6,057 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 5,990 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2,890 | |
| Micronesia | 2,053 | |
| Australia | 1,118 | |
| Marshall Islands | 1,023 | |
| French Polynesia | 763 | |
| Guam | 434 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 367 | |
| Ecuador | 358 | |
| Mexico | 354 | |
| Indonesia | 342 | |
| United States | 328 | |
| Palau | 209 | |
| Costa Rica | 187 | |
| Tonga | 187 | |
| Kiribati | 186 | |
| New Caledonia | 163 | |
| Colombia | 122 | |
| Christmas Island | 121 | |
| Nauru | 102 | |
| Panama | 100 | |
| Tuvalu | 90 | |
| Samoa | 90 | |
| Niue | 71 | |
| Cocos Islands | 70 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | |
| Solomon Islands | 51 | |
| Fiji | 50 | |
| Cook Islands | 38 | |
| Philippines | 36 | |
| Tokelau | 35 | |
| Vanuatu | 25 | |
| Timor-Leste | 19 | |
| Taiwan | 19 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 15 | |
| Malaysia | 11 | |
| France | 8 | |
| Japan | 6 | |
| ZZ | 6 |
Showing the top 40 of 46 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Acanthuridae.
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93,693 records
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Brown Surgeonfish
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24,377 records
Convict surgeonfish
22,052 records
Brushtail Surgeonfish
16,060 records
Brown Unicornfish
15,933 records
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.