Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigricans

Back and anal fin with yellow base line. Yellow vertical stripe on caudal fin, yellow tail blade.

Size : 21 cm

Habitat : Prefers outreefs, 1-60 m. Frequently in low depths beneath the surf regions. Territorial, grazes on blanket-weed algae on hard ground.

Distribution : Cocos Keeling, Christmas Island, Western Australia to SW Japan, Hawaii, Panama and French Polynesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Acanthuriformes

FAMILY

:

Acanthuridae

GENUS

:

Acanthurus

SPECIES

:

Acanthurus nigricans

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner