Ocean Surgeonfish

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Ocean Surgeonfish
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Species: A. bahianus
Binomial name
Acanthurus bahianus
Castelnau, 1855.

The Ocean Surgeonfish, or Acanthurus bahianus, is a tropical fish known to live in reefs in the Atlantic Ocean.

[edit] Description

Ocean Surgeonfish are known by their oval bodies with uniform color (Usually blue-gray to dark brown), the pale to dark marking around the eyes, and the light yellow found on their pectoral fins. Most have blue or white markings on the dorsal fin, anal fin, and tail fins and pale bands can sometimes be seen at the base of their tails. They often swim in schools with other species such as the Atlantic blue tang surgeonfish.

[edit] Distibution

Ocean Surgeonfish inhabit coral reefs. They are fairly common in Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. They can be found north to Massachusetts and Bermuda and south to Brazil

[edit] References

  • REEF FISH Identification FLORIDA CARIBBEAN BAHAMAS; Humann, Paul and Ned Deloach; New World Publications Inc., jacksonville, Fl; pp. 34-35
  • IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Download Red List of Threatened Species Downloaded on 28 September 2007.
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