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Whitespotted Surgeonfish

Acanthurus guttatus

Classification

Acanthurus guttatus, the whitespotted surgeonfish, spotted surgeonfish, mustard surgeonfish, mustard tang or spotband surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes or tangs. It is found in shallow waters on reefs in the Indo-Pacific. Description The whitespotted surgeonfish is deep-bodied and laterally compressed.

Distribution

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United States of America · 369France · 80