eyestripe surgeonfish

Acanthurus dussumieri

Reaching fifty four centimeters though usually thirty five

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

Acanthurus dussumieri, commonly known as Dussumier's surgeonfish, the eye-stripe surgeonfish or the ornate surgeonfish, is a ray-finned fish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a maximum length of 54 cm (21 in) but 35 cm (14 in) is a more usual size.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Maximum length: 54 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa (including the Mascarene Islands, Ref. 37792 ) to the Hawaiian and Line islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals, southern Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe Island. Absent from most of central Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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