Gulf surgeonfish

Acanthurus randalli

A surgeonfish of Florida and the northeastern Gulf of Mexico

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Medium
Tropical fish

Acanthurus randalli is a tropical fish found in the western Atlantic ocean. It was first named by Briggs and Caldwell in 1957, and is commonly known as the Gulf surgeonfish. This taxon is treated as a synonyms of the ocean surgeonfish (Acanthurus tractus) by some authorities.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (from Miami to Keys) and northeastern Gulf of Mexico in USA.

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