Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian Reefs

Whitebar Surgeonfish
Acanthurus leucopareius
Whitebar Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus leucopareius
Size: 5 to 8 in. (13 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Northwest Pacific, Hawaii, 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. leucopareius (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219624🔗
iNaturalist ID: 55376🔗

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