Location: Wakatobi, Indonesia
Dark Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nubilus
Dark Surgeonfish
Also known as: Dropoff Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus nubilus
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)
Depth: 50-250 ft. (15-75 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Acanthuridae (Family)
└Acanthurus (Genus)
└A. nubilus (Species)
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