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Scalpel sawtail (Prionurus scalprum)
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Scalpel sawtail (Prionurus scalprum) specimen
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Acanthuridae

Scalpel sawtail

Prionurus scalprum

Acanthurid Fish of Taiwanese Waters

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Scalpel sawtail is known around Northwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 50 cm.

Maximum length
50 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Matsushima Bay, Japan to Taiwan.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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