Acanthurus fowleri — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Perciformes/Acanthuridae/Acanthurus

At a glance

Occurrence records80

Data sources6

Biological traits7

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility60 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System20 records↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

On this page3 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources7 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS80 records

01Narrative

Acanthurus fowleri is a tropical fish which is found in coral reefs in the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Australia.Acanthurus fowleri at www.fishbase.org. It is also commonly known as the Fowler's surgeonfish or the horse-shoe surgeonfish.Common names for Acanthurus fowleri at www.fishbase.org.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length45 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonereef-associated

Uses & economy1

Commercial importanceminor commercial

Other traits3

Depth max50 m

Depth min2 m

Vulnerability41.96

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type80 records

Wild obs. + sensor78

Museum / vouchered2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO224 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit3

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 24 m · max 51 m · 3 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 accuracy65% within 1 km

≤100 m 7≤1 km 13≤10 km 3>10 km 8

31 georeferenced · 47 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor78

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 · 2 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence2

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 1 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Chicago, US	1

1 institutions · 1 of 2 vouchered records shown