Acanthuridae

epaulette surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigricauda

An epaulette marked black barred surgeonfish of the Indo Pacific

• Black
• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Acanthurus nigricauda, the epaulette surgeonfish, black-barred surgeonfish, eye-line surgeonfish, shoulderbar surgeonfish, white-tail surgeonfish or blackstreak surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region.