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Blackspot Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes »  order Acanthuriformes »  family Acanthuridae - surgeonfishes and unicornfishes »  genus Acanthurus

Scientific synonyms

Chaetodon nigrofuscus Forsskål, 1775
Teuthis bipunctatus (non Günther, 1861)
Hepatus elongatus (non Lacépède, 1802)
Teuthis elongatus (non Lacépède, 1802)
Acanthurus elongatus (non Lacépède, 1802)
Acanthurus lineolatus Valenciennes, 1835
Hepatus lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1835)
Hepatus lucillae Fowler, 1938
Teuthis lucillae (Fowler, 1938)
Acanthurus matoides Valenciennes, 1835

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Other names

= Brown Surgeon
= Brown Surgeonfish
= Dusky Surgeonfish
= Lavender Tang

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IUCN category 2018-1:
Least Concern LC

Images

Acanthurus nigrofuscus - Blackspot Surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigrofuscus - Blackspot Surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigrofuscus - Blackspot Surgeonfish

Author: Jo Kuyken

Links and literature

CH DE EN FR IT NL PR SP FishBase [4739]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]
CZ AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [species/188]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2009): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)]
Data retrieved on: 17 January 2010
EN OzAnimals - Australian Wildlife [http://www.ozanimals.com/] [as Acanthurus nigrofuscus]
EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018-1 [178019]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)]
Data retrieved on: 3 August 2018
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