Location: Lanai, Hawaii
Florent's Guide To The
Tropical Reefs
Blue-Lined Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigroris
Blue-Lined Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus nigroris
Size: 6 to 10 in. (15 to 20 cm)
Depth: 10-250 ft. (3-75 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Acanthuridae (Family)
└Acanthurus (Genus)
└A. nigroris (Species)
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