Acanthurus chronixis

Acanthurus chronixis is a tropical fish known commonly as the chronixis surgeonfish or the mimic surgeonfish.[2] It was first named by Randall in 1960.[3] The species lives in coral reefs in the western Pacific.[4]

Acanthurus chronixis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Species:
A. chronixis
Binomial name
Acanthurus chronixis

References

  1. Myers, R., Choat, J.H., Abesamis, R., Clements, K.D., McIlwain, J., Nanola, C., Rocha, L.A., Russell, B. & Stockwell, B. 2012. Acanthurus chronixis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 9 January 2013.
  2. Common names for Acanthurus chronixis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Page 29, Surgeonfishes of the world, by John E. Randall. Mutual Pub., 2001. ISBN 1-56647-561-9/ISBN 978-1-56647-561-7
  4. Acanthurus chronixis at www.fishbase.org.


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