Where does the Brown Surgeonfish live?
Acanthurus nigrofuscus has 39,593 records in 61 countries and territories, from 1820 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 39,593 records
- 61 places
- 108 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
18202026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,247 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 5,463 | |
| Australia | 5,093 | |
| American Samoa | 4,414 | |
| Tonga | 2,238 | |
| Guam | 2,142 | |
| French Polynesia | 1,197 | |
| New Caledonia | 1,042 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 667 | |
| Mayotte | 467 | |
| Egypt | 386 | |
| Seychelles | 383 | |
| Marshall Islands | 262 | |
| Fiji | 228 | |
| Philippines | 202 | |
| South Africa | 182 | |
| Taiwan | 163 | |
| Réunion | 154 | |
| Japan | 145 | |
| Micronesia | 123 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 123 | |
| Palau | 116 | |
| Solomon Islands | 107 | |
| Vanuatu | 93 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 86 | |
| Christmas Island | 76 | |
| Mauritius | 71 | |
| Cook Islands | 63 | |
| Indonesia | 60 | |
| India | 60 | |
| Mozambique | 53 | |
| Israel | 47 | |
| Cocos Islands | 45 | |
| Kiribati | 44 | |
| Comoros | 41 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 34 | |
| ZZ | 31 | |
| French Southern Territories | 29 | |
| Samoa | 28 | |
| Vietnam | 27 |
Showing the top 40 of 61 places.
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Convict surgeonfish
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Brushtail Surgeonfish
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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.