Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Whitetail Surgeonfish
Acanthurus thompsoni
Whitetail Surgeonfish
Also known as: Thompson's Surgeonfish, Thompson's Tang
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus thompsoni
Size: Up to 11 in. (27 cm)  
Depth: 15-200 ft. (5-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia, Hawaii
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. thompsoni (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219646🔗
iNaturalist ID: 122689🔗

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