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ocean surgeon (Acanthurus bahianus)
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Ecological Illustration of ocean surgeon (Acanthurus bahianus)
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Acanthuridae

ocean surgeon

Acanthurus bahianus

An Atlantic wanderer from Brazil to Saint Helena

  • Tropical
  • Oceanic
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

ocean surgeon is known from South and Central Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family
Acanthuridae
Genus
Acanthurus
Water type
Marine
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