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Yellowmask Surgeonfish - Acanthurus mata Slender; pale to dark bluish body with numerous blue and dark horizontal lines; upper lip yellowish; yellow band through eye. Up to 50 cm in size. Acanthurus mata,Geotagged,Mindoro,Philippines,Puerto Gallera,Spring,Surgeonfish,Yellowmask Surgeonfish Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Yellowmask Surgeonfish - Acanthurus mata

Slender; pale to dark bluish body with numerous blue and dark horizontal lines; upper lip yellowish; yellow band through eye. Up to 50 cm in size.

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The Blue-lined surgeonfish

''Acanthurus mata'' is a marine tropical fish belonging to the family of the Acanthuridae or surgeonfishes. Its common names are Elongate surgeonfish and Blue-lined surgeonfish.

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Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Aug 8, 2016. Captured Apr 1, 2016 09:55 in Unnamed Road, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.
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  • DSC-RX100
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 10.4mm