Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Palette Surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus
Palette Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Paracanthurus hepatus
Size: Up to 10 in. (26 cm)  
Depth: 3-20 ft. (1-6 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, 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
      └Paracanthurus (Genus)
       └P. hepatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219676🔗
iNaturalist ID: 130879🔗

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