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Acanthuridae
blue-lined surgeonfish
Acanthurus mata
Blue lined body from the Red Sea to the Marquesas
- Blue
- Tropical
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- Oceania
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Blue
Tropical
Africa
Deep-bodied
Mediumblue-lined surgeonfish is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 50 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Genus
- Acanthurus
- Maximum length
- 50 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa and east to the Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
