Dussumier's surgeonfish
A species of Surgeonfish, Also known as Ornate surgeonfish, Pencilled surgeonfish Scientific name : Acanthurus dussumieri Genus : Surgeonfish
Dussumier's surgeonfish, A species of Surgeonfish
Also known as:
Ornate surgeonfish, Pencilled surgeonfish
Botanical name: Acanthurus dussumieri
Genus: Surgeonfish
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Description
Description
Eye streak doctor fish live in the Indo-Pacific, from South Africa to Japan and from Hawaii to the Great Barrier Reef. They are not found in much of the central Pacific. In South Africa, eye streak surgeonfish migrate into the Atlantic. The animals mostly live on outer reefs to a depth of 130 meters or over sea grass meadows.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Fish Order
Perch-like fish Family
Surgeonfishes Genus
Surgeonfish Species
Dussumier's surgeonfish