Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Dark Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nubilus
Dark Surgeonfish
Also known as: Dropoff Surgeonfish, Bluelined 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Acanthurus (Genus)
       └A. nubilus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 272964🔗
iNaturalist ID: 187003🔗

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