Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Mimic Surgeonfish
Acanthurus pyroferus
Mimic Surgeonfish
Also known as: Chocolate Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus pyroferus
Size: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 15-130 ft. (5-40 m)
Distribution: Pacific, Indonesia, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Juveniles mimic the angelfish Centropyge flavissimus or Centropyge vrolikii
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. pyroferus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219648🔗
iNaturalist ID: 153279🔗

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