Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Achilles Tang
Acanthurus achilles
Achilles Tang
Also known as: Redspot Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus achilles
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 1-30 ft. (0-10 m)
Distribution: Central Pacific, Hawaii, Gulf of California, 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. achilles (Species)
WoRMS ID: 272957🔗
iNaturalist ID: 69760🔗

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