Acanthuridae

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.