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Acanthurus lineatus

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Acanthurus lineatus

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Also known as Lined surgeonfish

species of fish

Species

Least Concern

lined surgeonfish

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. 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
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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.

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