Brown Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,754
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Acanthurus nigrofuscus, the brown surgeonfish, blackspot surgeonfish, brown tang, dusky surgeon, lavender tang or spot-cheeked surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornishes and tangs. This species is a common and abundant fish occurring across a wide Indo-Pacific range.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Acanthurus nigrofuscus”.