Acanthurus triostegus
Manini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Acanthuridae |
Genus: | Acanthurus |
Species: | A. triostegus |
Binomial name | |
Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The manini (Acanthurus triostegus) is a small surgeonfish in family Acanthuridae of the order Perciformes. It is about 13 centimetres (5.1 in) long. It is whitish-yellow with zebra-like black stripes on its sides. It is also known as Convict Tang.
References
- "Acanthurus triostegus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2005). "Acanthurus triostegus" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.
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