Where has the Brown Surgeonfish been recorded?

Acanthurus nigrofuscus occurrence evidence comes from 20,787 records in 47 countries and territories, from 1889 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

• 20,787 records
• 47 places
• 85 years recorded
• — class

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When it is recorded

Peak month: March. 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

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Brown Surgeonfish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Brown Surgeonfish. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Showing the top 40 of 47 places.

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