Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Blackstreak Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricauda
Blackstreak Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus nigricauda
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Acanthuriformes (Order)
      └Acanthuridae (Family)
       └Acanthurus (Genus)
        └A. nigricauda (Species)

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