Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,411
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Acanthurus nigricans, the goldrim surgeonfish, velvet surgeon, whitecheek surgeonfish, yellow-banded surgeonfish or yellowrimmed surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found from the central Indo-Pacific area to the eastern Pacific coast, Hawaii included.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Acanthurus nigricans”.