Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian Reefs

Blue-Lined Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigroris
Blue-Lined Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus nigroris
Size: 6 to 10 in. (15 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 10-250 ft. (3-75 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Acanthurus (Genus)
       └A. nigroris (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219642🔗
iNaturalist ID: 187002🔗

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