Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Brown Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Brown Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Size: 4 to 8 in. (10 to 21 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, 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. nigrofuscus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219640🔗
iNaturalist ID: 132410🔗

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