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Acanthuridae
razor surgeonfish
Prionurus laticlavius
Schools graze algae on rocks
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- South America
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Largerazor surgeonfish is a marine fish from Eastern Central Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 60 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Genus
- Prionurus
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica to Colombia, including the Revillagigedo, Cocos and Galapagos islands.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
