Blackspot SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscus

Facts

21.0 cm

Brown Surgeon, Brown Surgeonfish, Dusky Surgeonfish, Lavender Tang, Spot-cheeked Surgeonfish

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Transkei, South Africa (Ref. 3145) and east to the Hawaiian and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, and Rapa (Austral Islands).

saltwater

Acanthurus

Acanthuridae

Perciformes

Actinopterygii

Chordata

Animalia

source: FishBase

Description

Acanthurus nigrofuscus or the Brown surgeonfish is a tang from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 21cm in length.
source: Wikipedia

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