Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Acanthurus (Genus)
       └A. nigricans (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219638🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121193🔗

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