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Black-Spot Surgeonfish (Acanthurus bariene)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Acanthurus bariene

Lesson, 1831

Black-Spot Surgeonfish

Also known as: Bariene Surgeonfish, Eye-Spot Surgeon, Eye-Spot Surgeonfish, Roundspot Surgeonfish, Pencilled Surgeonfish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

6–50 m

Max size

50 cm

Diet

Grazing on aquatic plants

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Acanthuridae

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Orange-Socket Surgeonfish (Acanthurus auranticavus)

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