Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Pale-Lipped Surgeonfish
Pale-Lipped Surgeonfish
Scientific Name: Acanthurus leucocheilus
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Category: Surgeonfishes
Size: Up to 19 in. (48 cm)  
Depth: 15-120 ft. (5-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific

Disk & Large Oval
Surgeonfishes

Pale-Lipped Surgeonfish

Whitebar Surgeonfish

Striped Surgeonfish

Elongate Surgeonfish

Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Blackstreak Surgeonfish

Brown Surgeonfish

Blue-Lined Surgeonfish

Dark Surgeonfish

Orangeband Surgeonfish

Mimic Surgeonfish

Mimic Surgeonfish (juvenile)

Convict Tang

Yellowfin Surgeonfish

Bluelipped Bristletooth

Hawaiian Bristletooth

Lined Bristletooth

Goldring Surgeonfish

Paletail Unicornfish

Paletail Unicornfish (Young Adult)

Sleek Unicornfish

Orangespine Unicornfish

Humpnose Unicornfish

Bluespine Unicornfish

Bignose Unicornfish

Palette Surgeonfish

Yellow Tang

Brushtail Tang

Brushtail Tang (Juvenile)

Pacific Sailfin Tang

Achilles Tang

Ringtail Surgeonfish

Eyestripe Surgeonfish



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