Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian Reefs

Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans
Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus nigricans
Size: 4 to 8 in. (10 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Pacific, Indonesia, Hawaii, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family)
      └Acanthurus (Genus)
       └A. nigricans (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219638🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121193🔗

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