Whitecheek surgeonfish
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| Whitecheek surgeonfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Acanthurus |
| Species: | A. nigricans
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| Acanthurus nigricans | |
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The whitecheek surgeonfish,[2] also known as the goldenrim surgeonfish or yellow-spotted surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans), is a reef-associated tang found from the central Indo-Pacific area to the eastern Pacific coast, Hawaii included.[3] It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to 21.3 cm in length.
References
- ^ Abesamis, R.; Clements, K.D.; Choat, J.H.; McIlwain, J.; Myers, R.; Nanola, C.; Rocha, L.A.; Russell, B.; Stockwell, B. (2012). "Acanthurus nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177969A1506081. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177969A1506081.en. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Pietsch, T.W. and D.B. Grobecker, (1987). Frogfishes of the world. Systematics, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California.
- ^ "Acanthurus nigricans: Distribution". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
External links
Media related to Acanthurus nigricans at Wikimedia Commons
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Acanthurus nigricans" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
- Photos of Whitecheek surgeonfish on Sealife Collection[failed verification]Error: "Q258774" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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