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ANIMAL SPECIES:Brown Surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)

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The Brown Surgeonfish occurs in shallow tropical marine waters of the Indo-Pacific. It is brown to purple-brown with small orange spots on the head and thorax and has a black spot at the rear of the dorsal and anal fin bases.

Identification

The Brown Surgeonfish is brown to purple-brown with small orange spots on the head and thorax. There is a black spot at the rear of the dorsal and anal fin bases.

Size range

It grows to 21 cm in length.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific region.

In Australia it is known from south-western to north-western Western Australia and from the northern Great Barrier Reef to northern New South Wales.

Distribution by collection data

Biomaps map of Brown Surgeonfish specimens in the Australian Museum collection

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Habitat

Brown Surgeonfish lives in shallow tropical marine waters.

Classification

Species:
nigrofuscus
Genus:
Acanthurus
Family:
Acanthuridae
Order:
Perciformes
Class:
Actinopterygii
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Phylum:
Chordata
Kingdom:
Animalia

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References

  1. Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
  2. Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
  3. Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.


Last Updated: 22 June 2009

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