Fiji
Fiji
Elongate Surgeonfish
Acanthurus mata
Elongate Surgeonfish
Also known as: Yellowmask Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus mata
Size: Up to 19 in. (50 cm)
Depth: 15-75 ft. (5-23 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Acanthuridae (Family)
└Acanthurus (Genus)
└A. mata (Species)
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