Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Striped Surgeonfish
Acanthurus lineatus
Striped Surgeonfish
Also known as: Lined Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus lineatus
Size: Up to 15 in. (38 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Acanthurus (Genus)
       └A. lineatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159582🔗
iNaturalist ID: 135283🔗

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