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Achilles Tang

Acanthurus achilles

Classification

Acanthurus achilles, the Achilles tang, redtail surgeonfish or redspot surgeonfish, is a marine ray-finned fish in the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This fish is found in various part of the Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Acanthurus achilles was first formally described in 1803 by the English biologist George Shaw but Shaw did not give a type locality and no type specimen is known.

Distribution

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