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Acanthuridae
Bluelined surgeon
Acanthurus nubilus
A densely lined surgeonfish from Sulawesi to the Society Islands
- Blue
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- Oceania
- Southeast Asia
- Deep-bodied
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Blue
Tropical
Regional distribution
Deep-bodied
MediumBluelined surgeon is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 26 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Genus
- Acanthurus
- Maximum length
- 26 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Society Islands and New Caledonia (Ref. 3145 ). Reported from the Austral Islands, Pitcairn, Philippines, and the Marianas (Ref. 9710 ). One specimen from the Mozambique Channel (identification is provisional).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
