Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Convict Tang
Acanthurus triostegus
Convict Tang
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus triostegus
Size: 6 to 10 in. (15 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 1-20 ft. (0-6 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, 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. triostegus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219630🔗
iNaturalist ID: 59931🔗

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