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Ringtail Surgeonfish

Acanthurus blochii

Classification

Acanthurus blochii, the ringtail surgeonfish or dark surgeonfish, is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This fish is found in the Indo-Pacific. Taxonomy Acanthurus blochii was first formally described in 1835 by the French zoologist Achille Valenciennes with its type locality given as Mauritius.

Distribution

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