Eyestripe surgeonfish

  Tropical reef fish

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Eyestripe surgeonfish

Scientific name:
Acanthurus dussumieri
Family:
Acanthuridae
Class:
Actinopterygii
Phylum:
Chordata
Year of description:
1835, Valenciennes
IUCN Status:
Least Concern
Distribution:

Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, Japan, and the Great Barrier Reef.

Habitat:

Found in shoals in offshore reefs, adults on deep slopes and around shipwrecks.

Size:

35 cm, up to 54 cm.

Diet:

Algae, diatoms and detritus.

Where can I find it at Nausicaá?

Mankind and shores

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