Acanthurus triostegus
| Convict Tang | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Acanthurus |
| Species: | A. triostegus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The Convict tang or Convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus) is a small surgeonfish in family Acanthuridae of the order Perciformes. It is about 13 centimetres (5.1 in) long. It is whitish-yellow with black stripes on its sides. It is also known as the manini in it's native range.
References
- "Acanthurus triostegus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2005). "Acanthurus triostegus" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.
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