Eyespot Surgeonfish

Acanthurus bariene

White lips, yellow dorsal fin, blue spot and yellow-orange vertical stripe to the rear of the eye.

Size : 42 cm

Habitat : In coastal and outreefs with clear water, 6-50 m. The brow protrusion enlarges on ageing. Ranges alone or in small groups above the reef and grazes on algae growth on hard ground.

Distribution : East Africa to SW Japan, Palau, Solomons and GBR.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Acanthuriformes

FAMILY

:

Acanthuridae

GENUS

:

Acanthurus

SPECIES

:

Acanthurus bariene

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner