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Finelined Surgeonfish

Acanthurus grammoptilus

Classification

Acanthurus grammoptilus the finelined surgeonfish, inshore surgeonfish, Northwest surgeonfish or ring-tailed surgeonfish, is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This fish is found in the Western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Acanthurus grammoptilus was first formally described in 1843 by the Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and Arctic explorer John Richardson with its type locality given as Port Essington in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Distribution

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