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Elongate Surgeonfish

Acanthurus mata

Classification

Acanthurus mata, the pale surgeonfish, blue-lined surgeonfish (also a name for Acanthurus nigroris and Acanthurus lineatus), mata surgeonfish, striped surgeonfish, tailring surgeon, white-tail lancet or yellowmask surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific region. Taxonomy Acanthurus mata was first formally described as Chaetodon mata in 1829 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with no type locality given, although it is known to be the Coromandel Coast…

Distribution

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