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Acanthuridae
backsurgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans
Crossing the Eastern Pacific Barrier to reach the Galapagos
- Gray
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- North America
- Oceania
- Deep-bodied
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Gray
Tropical
Regional distribution
Deep-bodied
Mediumbacksurgeonfish is known from Eastern Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Genus
- Acanthurus
- Maximum length
- 36 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from Cocos-Keeling Islands and Christmas Island. Pacific Ocean: Ryukyu Islands and Great Barrier Reef to the Hawaiian Islands and French Polynesia (excluding Rapa). This species has crossed the Eastern Pacific Barrier to the Revillagigedo Islands, Cocos Island, Galapagos Islands, and the coast of Mexico.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
