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Brazilian Ocean Surgeonfish Acanthurus bahianus
Continuous reef habitat; Reef ridges separated by sandy channels; Patch reefs
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Habitat in featured records Continuous reef habitat; Reef ridges separated by sandy channels; Patch reefs
Depths in featured records 5.3–16.6 m
Viewing activities Scuba diving When to look The available records do not establish a reliable local viewing season. Use the map’s month filter to inspect dated observations; it does not predict an encounter.
About these facts Source records
These are depths in the retrieved observations, not the full depth range of this species.
Published depth ranges can extend far beyond everyday viewing depths. Habitat varies with age, location, and conditions.
The habitat and depth summary above comes from the featured source records listed below. A separate species reference has not been added yet.
WHERE HAS IT BEEN RECORDED?
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Florida Keys Recorded here 4,648 OBIS records in the regional query · snapshot 2026-09-12.
Depths in retrieved records 5.3–16.6 m
Habitat in retrieved records Continuous reef habitat; Reef ridges separated by sandy channels; Patch reefs Explore the regional map → View example source records OBIS · 2018-11-15 Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2018 · NOAA FKNMS · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode OBIS · 2018-08-13 Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2018 · NOAA FKNMS · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode OBIS · 2018-06-29 Florida Keys Reef Visual Census 2018 · NOAA FKNMS · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode 