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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPerciformes
  4. ›familyAcanthuridae
  5. ›genusAcanthurus
Acanthurus lineatus
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Lined Surgeonfish

Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Also calledBalagi (fij) · Balagi titobu (fij) · Barat-barat (msa) · Blaustreifen-Doktorfisch (deu) · Blouband-doktervis (afr) · Blumak piko (bis) · Botana kasur (msa) · Cajeta Moteada (spa) · Chirurgien zebra (fra) · Chirurgien zèbre (fra) · Chirurgien zèbre, Migraine tachetée (fra) · Chirurgien zébré (fra) · Chirurgien à Lignes Bleues (fra) · Chirurgien à bandes bleues (fra)

First described in: Swainson, William. 1839. The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. Longman’s, London. Vol. 2: i-vi, 1-448.

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

description

Description: D: IX, 27 - 30; A: III, 25 - 28. Body slightly oblong; caudal spine long; caudal fin lunate; dorsal fin spines 9; teeth in jaws fixed. Upper part of body and head with black-edged blue and yellow stripes on body and head; lower part pale lavender to bluish white; dorsal and anal fin dark blue; caudal fin bluish with a broad black area at base; pectoral fin hyaline; ventral fin yellowish orange.

An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal

discussion

Remarks: The fish has a commercial value. Ornamental & venomous. Size: 35 cm.

An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal

distribution

Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa, including the Mascarene Islands to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal

materials_examined

Material examined: 1 ex, TL 207 mm, New Digha, Reg. no. MARC / ZSI / F 568.

An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5209244.