Palau
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Palau
Yap, Micronesia
Palau
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Acanthuridae (Family)
└Acanthurus (Genus)
└A. nigricans (Species)
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