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Etymology: Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Sir James Emerson Tennent (1804–1869) was a politician and traveller. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.

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

marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 40 m (Ref. 90102), usually 3 - 25 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 21°N - 30°S, 30°E - 116°E

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Indian Ocean: East Africa to Sri Lanka and the Lesser Sunda Islands of southern Indonesia. The Red Sea record by Dor (1984, Ref. 2198) is an error.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3145); common length : 25.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3146)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 9; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 23 - 24; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 22 - 23. Brown in color, specimens up to 12 cm SL with black horseshoe mark on shoulder region breaking into 2 horizontal curved bands in larger specimens; caudal spine surrounded by a black area which is then surrounded by a bluish white area; caudal fin with a white posterior border (Ref. 3145).

Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs, 1 to over 20 m depth (Ref. 9710, 48637). Also found in slopes from silty inshore to outer reefs (Ref. 48637). Solitary or in groups (Ref. 90102). Sometimes occurs in small shoals. Grazes on benthic algae (Ref. 30573).

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Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Randall, John E. | Collaboratori

Randall, J.E., 1956. A revision of the surgeonfish genus Acanthurus. Pac. Sci. 10(2):159-235. (Ref. 1920)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 May 2010

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30298)

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale

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Acanthurus tennentii Günther, 1861