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Thompson's Surgeonfish

Acanthurus thompsoni

Bislamastrongskin— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Thompson's Surgeonfish — photo 1 of 3
Photo 1 of 3 · Rickard Zerpe (CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
27 cm
Depth
5-70 m
Family
Acanthuridae

Acanthurus thompsoni, the night surgeonfish, chocolate surgeonfish, Thompson's surgeonfish, Thompson's tang or whitetail surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.

Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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