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What is El Niño?
A new El Niño event, described as “very strong”, is set to occur from this spring onwards.
Identity card
Epaulette surgeonfish
- Scientific name:
- Acanthurus nigricauda
- Family:
- Acanthuridae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Duncker & Mohr, 1929
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Indian Ocean, tropical and subtropical areas of the western and central Pacific Ocean.
- Habitat:
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Between 0 and 30 metres, sandy and rocky areas of outer slopes and lagoons.
- Size:
Up to 40 cm.
- Diet:
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Detritivore.
