Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

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)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family)
      └Acanthurus (Genus)
       └A. thompsoni (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219646🔗
iNaturalist ID: 122689🔗

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