Striped Surgeonfish
Acanthurus lineatus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,718
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Acanthurus lineatus, the lined surgeonfish, blue banded surgeonfish, blue-lined surgeonfish (a name also used for Acanthurus nigroris and Acanthurus mata), clown surgeonfish, pyjama tang, striped surgeonfish, and zebra surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Acanthurus lineatus”.