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Whitechin Surgeonfish
Acanthurus albimento
The whitechin surgeonfish (Acanthurus albimento) is a species of fish in the family Acanthuridae. It was described by Kent E. Carpenter, Jeffrey Taylor Williams and Mudjekeewis Dalisay Santos in 2017. It is a tropical fish which inhabits reefs around the Philippines. Both its common name and species epithet refer to the white colouring on its chin.
From the article Whitechin surgeonfish on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The whitechin surgeonfish has 9 spines and between 26 and 28 soft rays supporting the dorsal fin while the anal fin is supported by 3 spines and between 25 and 27 soft rays. The depth of the body is roughly half the standard length. In adults the dorsal profile of the head is clearly convex. The caudal fin has a clearly crescent moon or lunate shape. The overall colour of this fish is brown with many blue and dark stripes on the head and body. There is a clear whitish band on the chin which merges with a whitish upper lip band. There is a rufous band at the base of the dorsal fin and the caudal fin has a whitish base. This species has a maximum published standard length of 25.2 cm (9.9 in).
Range & habitat
The whitechin surgeonfish is endemic to the Western Pacific Ocean, it is known from six specimens, all collected from fish markets on Luzon so information on the extent of its range, habitat and behaviour is very limited.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
The whitechin surgeonfish has the specific name albimento which is a compound of albus, meaning "white", and mento, meaning "chin". This is a reference to the white chin shown by this species.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 623671.