Acanthurus triostegus
| Convict tang | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Acanthurus |
| Species: | A. triostegus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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The convict tang or convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus) is a small surgeonfish in family Acanthuridae of the order Perciformes. It is typically about 10 cm (3.9 in) long, but some individuals may grow larger than 20 cm.[1]
References
- 1 2 McIlwain, J., Choat, J.H., Abesamis, R., Clements, K.D., Myers, R., Nanola, C., Rocha, L.A., Russell, B. & Stockwell, B. (2012). Acanthurus triostegus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177965A1504553.en
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acanthurus triostegus. |
- "Acanthurus triostegus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2005). "Acanthurus triostegus" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.
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