Where does the Orangeband Surgeonfish live?
Acanthurus olivaceus has 14,979 records in 39 countries and territories, from 1855 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 14,979 records
- 39 places
- 86 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
18552026
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 | 7,649 | |
| Australia | 1,624 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1,341 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 911 | |
| American Samoa | 833 | |
| French Polynesia | 550 | |
| Guam | 286 | |
| Indonesia | 256 | |
| New Caledonia | 205 | |
| Marshall Islands | 158 | |
| Kiribati | 155 | |
| Philippines | 122 | |
| Tonga | 103 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 101 | |
| Taiwan | 81 | |
| Christmas Island | 77 | |
| Japan | 73 | |
| Palau | 72 | |
| Fiji | 68 | |
| Cook Islands | 65 | |
| Niue | 51 | |
| Micronesia | 34 | |
| Tuvalu | 33 | |
| Cocos Islands | 25 | |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | |
| Vanuatu | 24 | |
| Samoa | 12 | |
| Malaysia | 11 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | |
| Nauru | 6 | |
| Timor-Leste | 6 | |
| ZZ | 3 | |
| Yemen | 2 | |
| China | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 1 | |
| India | 1 | |
| Mauritius | 1 | |
| Réunion | 1 | |
| Tanzania | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Acanthuridae.
Blue tang surgeonfish
93,693 records
Ocean surgeon
90,881 records
Striated surgeonfish
47,714 records
Brown Surgeonfish
39,593 records
Orangespine unicornfish
24,377 records
Whitecheek surgeonfish
24,157 records
Convict surgeonfish
22,052 records
Brushtail Surgeonfish
16,060 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.