Whitecheek surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigricans

The whitecheek surgeonfish, also known as the goldenrim surgeonfish or yellow-spotted surgeonfish , is a reef-associated tang found from the central Indo-Pacific area to the eastern Pacific coast, Hawaii included. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to 21.3 cm in length.
Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAcanthuriformes
FamilyAcanthuridae
GenusAcanthurus
SpeciesA. nigricans
Photographed in
French Polynesia