Whitecheek surgeonfish
| Whitecheek surgeonfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Acanthurus |
| Species: | A. nigricans |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The whitecheek surgeonfish,[2] also known as the goldenrim surgeonfish or yellow-spotted surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricans, is a reef-associated tang found from the central Indo-Pacific area to the eastern Pacific coast, Hawaii included.[3] It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to 21.3 cm in length.
References
- ↑ Choat, J.H., Abesamis, R., Clements, K.D., McIlwain, J., Myers, R., Nanola, C., Rocha, L.A., Russell, B. & Stockwell, B. (2012). "Acanthurus nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ↑ Pietsch, T.W. and D.B. Grobecker, 1987. Frogfishes of the world. Systematics, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 420 p.
- ↑ "Acanthurus nigricans: Distribution". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Acanthurus nigricans" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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