Acanthurus chronixis — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Perciformes/Acanthuridae/Acanthurus

At a glance

Occurrence records14

Data sources6

Biological traits7

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Acanthurus chronixis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation6 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System8 records↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources7 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS14 records

01Narrative

Acanthurus chronixis is a tropical fish known commonly as the chronixis surgeonfish or the half black mimic surgeonfish.Common names for Acanthurus chronixis at www.fishbase.org. It was first named by Randall in 1960.Page 29, Surgeonfishes of the world, by John E. Randall. Mutual Pub., 2001. / The species lives in coral reefs in the western Pacific.Acanthurus chronixis at www.fishbase.org.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length28 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonereef-associated

Uses & economy1

Commercial importanceof no interest

Other traits3

Depth max6 m

Depth min0 m

Vulnerability18

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type14 records

Wild obs. + sensor2

Museum / vouchered12

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO24 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit4

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 4.6 m · max 17 m · 4 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 2

2 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor2

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 12 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence12

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions1 of 4 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
CASlocation not on record	2
FishBaselocation not on record	1
SEAOBISlocation not on record	1
Washington, US	1

4 institutions · 5 of 12 vouchered records shown