Acanthurus dussumieri
| Acanthurus dussumieri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Acanthurus |
| Species: | A. dussumieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835 | |
Acanthurus dussumieri is a Tang from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 54 cm in length.
A school of juvenile Ornate surgeonfish cruising around the shallow water of Waimushan, Kee-Lung, TAIWAN. This kind of surgeonfish is very common and can be easily found in all the coral reef area of TAIWAN
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Acanthurus dussumieri" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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