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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
Orangespot surgeonfish
- Scientific name:
- Acanthurus olivaceus
- Family:
- Acanthuridae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Eastern Indian Ocean and western and southern Pacific Ocean.
- Habitat:
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Between 3 and 5 metres deep, sandy areas near coral reefs.
- Size:
35 cm max.
- Diet:
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Benthic algae.
