Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Brown Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Brown Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Size: 4 to 8 in. (10 to 21 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family)
      └Acanthurus (Genus)

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