Mimic Surgeonfish
Acanthurus pyroferus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,019
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Acanthurus pyroferus, also known as the chocolate surgeonfish, mimic surgeonfish, orange-gilled surgeonfish, Pacific mimic surgeon, and yellowspot surgeon, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, which includes the sugeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Acanthurus pyroferus”.