Location: Maui, Hawaii
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Acanthuridae (Family)
└Acanthurus (Genus)
└A. leucopareius (Species)
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