Location: Rangiroa, French Polynesia
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Acanthuridae (Family)
└Acanthurus (Genus)
└A. thompsoni (Species)
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