Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Scientific Name: Acanthurus nigricans
Category: Surgeonfishes
Size: 4 to 8 in. (10 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Pacific, Indonesia, Hawaii, Polynesia, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama

Fish
Disk and Oval fishes
Surgeonfishes

Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Lined Bristletooth

Brown Surgeonfish

Blue-Lined Surgeonfish

Yellow Tang

Brushtail Tang

Yellowfin Surgeonfish

Eyestripe Surgeonfish

Whitebar Surgeonfish

Convict Tang

Pacific Sailfin Tang

Goldring Surgeonfish

Achilles Tang

Orangeband Surgeonfish

Bignose Unicornfish

Spotted Unicornfish

Bluespine Unicornfish

Orangespine Unicornfish

Mimic Surgeonfish

Butterflyfishes
Chromis
Damselfishes
Anemonefishes
Zanclidae
Rabbitfishes
Angelfishes

External Reference: fishbase.org itis.gov

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