Acanthurus maculiceps

Acanthurus maculiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Acanthuridae
Genus:Acanthurus
Species: A. maculiceps
Binomial name
Acanthurus maculiceps
(C. G. E. Ahl, 1923)

Acanthurus maculiceps is a tang from the Indo-West Pacific. It is known commonly as the white-freckled surgeonfish It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 40 cm in length.[2]

References

  1. Abesamis, R.; Clements, K.D.; McIlwain, J.; Choat, J.H.; Myers, R.; Nanola, C.; Rocha, L.A.; Russell, B.; Stockwell, B. (2012). "Acanthurus maculiceps". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T177957A1502445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177957A1502445.en. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Acanthurus maculiceps" in FishBase. December 2008 version.


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