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Acanthuridae
Achilles tang
Acanthurus achilles
An oceanic island resident with no known type specimen
- Brown
- Tropical
- Oceanic
- Offshore
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- North America
- Oceania
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Brown
Tropical
Regional distribution
Deep-bodied
MediumAchilles tang is a marine fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 24 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Genus
- Acanthurus
- Maximum length
- 24 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Western Pacific: oceanic islands of Oceania to the Hawaiian and Pitcairn islands. Also known from Wake, Marcus, and Mariana islands. Eastern Central Pacific: southern tip of Baja California, Mexico (Ref. 9267 ) and other offshore islands.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
