Acanthurus dussumieri

Acanthurus dussumieri


Acanthurus dussumieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Species: A. dussumieri
Binomial name
Acanthurus dussumieri
Valenciennes, 1835

Acanthurus dussumieri is a Tang from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 54 cm in length.

A school of juvenile Ornate surgeonfish cruising around the shallow water of Waimushan, Kee-Lung, TAIWAN. This kind of surgeonfish is very common and can be easily found in all the coral reef area of TAIWAN

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