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Blackstreak Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricauda)

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”.

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