Specimen image via iDigBio
Species
Least Concernlined surgeonfish
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyAcanthuridae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded13,442
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 815
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Collections
- UWFC, USNM, TCWC
- Recorded in
- Northern Mariana Islands, Christmas Island, Philippines, Palau, New Caledonia, Marshall Islands, Vanuatu, Sri Lanka
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Has part
- torso
- Parent taxon
- Acanthurus
- Image
- Striped surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus) (46864395325).jpg
Show 9 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Acanthurus lineatus
- Commons category
- Acanthurus lineatus
- Commons gallery
- Acanthurus lineatus
- taxon common name
- 纵带刺尾鱼
- short name
- A. lineatus
- has characteristic
- herbivore
- taxon range
- South China Sea
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Acanthurus lineatus, the lined surgeonfish, blue banded surgeonfish, blue-lined surgeonfish (a name also used for Acanthurus nigroris and Acanthurus mata), clown surgeonfish, pyjama tang, striped surgeonfish, and zebra surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Acanthurus lineatus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.