Blackcheek SurgeonfishAcanthurus tristis

Facts

25.0 cm

Indian Mimic Surgeon, Indian Ocean Mimic Surgeonfish, Yellowspot Surgeonfish

Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal (Ref. 8940) and the Andaman Sea west to Maldives and Chagos Archipelago, and east to islands of southern Indonesia at least to Bali.

saltwater

Acanthurus

Acanthuridae

Perciformes

Actinopterygii

Chordata

Animalia

source: FishBase

Description

Acanthurus tristis is a Tang from the Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 25cm in length.
source: Wikipedia

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