Specimen Information

Acanthurus guttatus
Acanthurus guttatus
(whitespotted surgeonfish)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID245526
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusAcanthurus
Speciesguttatus
Common Namewhitespotted surgeonfish
StateFL
CountyPalm Beach
LocalityAtlantic Ocean, Florida, West Palm Beach, Horseshoe Reef
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
HUC10 Number0309020618
HUC12 Number030902061800
Map
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Collection Day7
Collection Month2
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17775
Author:REEF.
Date:2008
Title:Exotic Species Sighting Program and Volunteer Survey Project Database.
Publisher:Reef Environmental Education Foundation.
Volume:March 10, 2008
Commentsobserved
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1


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