Where does the Convict surgeonfish live?
Acanthurus triostegus has 22,052 records in 61 countries and territories, from 1820 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 22,052 records
- 61 places
- 143 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesAcanthuridaeAcanthurus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. 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 | 8,112 | |
| Australia | 3,205 | |
| French Polynesia | 1,545 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1,093 | |
| South Africa | 817 | |
| New Caledonia | 626 | |
| Seychelles | 622 | |
| Mexico | 522 | |
| Philippines | 391 | |
| Marshall Islands | 328 | |
| Fiji | 325 | |
| American Samoa | 298 | |
| Cook Islands | 292 | |
| Colombia | 257 | |
| Tonga | 241 | |
| Réunion | 239 | |
| Maldives | 231 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 228 | |
| Japan | 213 | |
| Indonesia | 184 | |
| Mauritius | 146 | |
| Taiwan | 136 | |
| Vanuatu | 127 | |
| Samoa | 116 | |
| Micronesia | 113 | |
| Kiribati | 113 | |
| Guam | 108 | |
| Costa Rica | 102 | |
| Tuvalu | 94 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 87 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 81 | |
| Cocos Islands | 74 | |
| Solomon Islands | 73 | |
| Mozambique | 72 | |
| Sri Lanka | 64 | |
| Panama | 62 | |
| Madagascar | 57 | |
| Kenya | 53 | |
| Nauru | 52 | |
| Palau | 51 |
Showing the top 40 of 61 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.