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Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)

Brown surgeonfish
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Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: MTUF 623, 162 mm SL (Ref. 26066). Also Ref. 37792.
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Country Information: ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogasawara_Island
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., H. Ida, K. Kato, R.L. Pyle and J.L. Earle, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Blackspot surgeonfish, Spot-cheeked surgeonfish, Lavender tang, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

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

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