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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family)
      └Acanthurus (Genus)

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