Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Acanthurus (Genus)
       └A. nigricauda (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219626🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121194🔗

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