Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Elongate Surgeonfish
Acanthurus mata
Elongate Surgeonfish
Also known as: Yellowmask Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus mata
Size: Up to 19 in. (50 cm)  
Depth: 15-75 ft. (5-23 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family)
      └Acanthurus (Genus)
       └A. mata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219651🔗
iNaturalist ID: 132409🔗

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