Thompson's surgeonfish

Acanthurus thompsoni

A night forager whose white tail marks Pacific populations

Yellow
Tropical
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Acanthurus thompsoni, the night surgeonfish, chocolate surgeonfish, Thompson's surgeonfish, Thompson's tang or whitetail surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Maximum length: 27 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa, including the Mascarene Islands (Ref. 37792 ) to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rapa (Austral Islands). The Indian Ocean population is without the white caudal fin.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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