Where does the shortnosed unicornfish live?
Naso brevirostris has 5,644 records in 63 countries and territories, from 1829 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 5,644 records
- 63 places
- 75 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesAcanthuridaeNaso
When it is recorded
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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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,508 | |
| Australia | 992 | |
| Maldives | 330 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 317 | |
| American Samoa | 274 | |
| Mayotte | 265 | |
| French Polynesia | 248 | |
| Indonesia | 181 | |
| Marshall Islands | 142 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 135 | |
| Seychelles | 133 | |
| New Caledonia | 105 | |
| Fiji | 89 | |
| Tonga | 85 | |
| Philippines | 83 | |
| Palau | 60 | |
| Egypt | 57 | |
| Madagascar | 51 | |
| Réunion | 48 | |
| Solomon Islands | 45 | |
| Taiwan | 43 | |
| Mozambique | 41 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | |
| Micronesia | 30 | |
| Malaysia | 30 | |
| Tanzania | 26 | |
| Cocos Islands | 22 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 21 | |
| South Africa | 19 | |
| Kenya | 18 | |
| French Southern Territories | 18 | |
| Guam | 16 | |
| Christmas Island | 13 | |
| Japan | 12 | |
| Mauritius | 12 | |
| Cook Islands | 11 | |
| India | 11 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 11 | |
| Thailand | 10 | |
| Sudan | 9 |
Showing the top 40 of 63 places.
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Convict 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.