Convict Surgeonfish

Acanthurus triostegus

''Acanthurus triostegus'' is a small surgeonfish in family Acanthuridae of the order Perciformes. It is typically about 10 cm long, but some individuals may grow larger than 20 cm. These tangs are widespread.
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Distribution

They are found in the Indo-Pacific except for seas around the Arabian Peninsula, in the Pacific at the Hawaiian Islands, and in the Eastern Pacific they are found in the lower Gulf of California and down to Panama, including the Revillagigedo Islands, Clipperton Island, Cocos Islands, and Galápagos Islands with some reports throughout the Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea most likely entering through the Suez Canal.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAcanthuriformes
FamilyAcanthuridae
GenusAcanthurus
SpeciesA. triostegus
Photographed in
French Polynesia