Epaulette surgeonfish

Tropical reef fish

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Epaulette surgeonfish

Scientific name:: Acanthurus nigricauda

Family:: Acanthuridae

Class:: Actinopterygii

Phylum:: Chordata

Year of description:: Duncker & Mohr, 1929

IUCN Status:: Least Concern

Distribution:: Indian Ocean, tropical and subtropical areas of the western and central Pacific Ocean.

Habitat:: Between 0 and 30 metres, sandy and rocky areas of outer slopes and lagoons.

Size:: Up to 40 cm.

Diet:: Detritivore.

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