
Blackstreak Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricauda
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 920
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Acanthurus nigricauda, the epaulette surgeonfish, black-barred surgeonfish, eye-line surgeonfish, shoulderbar surgeonfish, white-tail surgeonfish or blackstreak surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Acanthurus nigricauda”.