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Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lined surgeonfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Bagis, Bakwak, Banasay
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Cebu City (Ref. 58652), Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276), Davao Gulf and Bongo Island, Moro Gulf (Ref. 106380), Dauin-Apo I. (Ref. 127519). Also Ref. 393, 37792, 48613, 121724.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Conlu, P.V., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Bluebanded, Clown surgeonfish, Striped surgeon, ... more

Classification / Names ຊື່ສາມັນ | ຄຳສັບຄ້າຍຄືກັນ | Catalog of Fishes(ຕະກຸນ, ຊະນິດ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range ນິເວດວິທະຍາ

ສັດທະເລ ກ່ຽວກັນຫີນ; ລະດັບຄວາມເລິກ 0 - 15 m (Ref. 27115), usually 1 - 3 m (Ref. 37792).   Tropical; 24°C - 30°C (Ref. 27115); 36°N - 36°S, 27°E - 137°W

ການແຜ່ກະຈາຍ ປະເທດ | ເຂດ FAO | ລະບົບນິເວດ | ການປະກົດຕົວ | Point map | ການແນະນຳ | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: East Africa, including the Mascarene Islands (Ref. 37792) to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Replaced by the closely related Acanthurus sohal in the Red Sea.

Length at first maturity / ຂະໜາດ / ນ້ຳໜັກ / Age

Maturity: Lm 18.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm TL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 3145); common length : 25.0 cm TL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 30573); ອາຍຸສູງສຸດທີ່ເຄຍລາຍງານມາ: 46 ປີ (Ref. 27143)