Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Acanthurus (Genus)
       └A. mata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219651🔗
iNaturalist ID: 132409🔗

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