Acanthurus bariene
Eyespot Surgeonfish
©Kendall Clements: Acanthurus bariene near the dropoff at South Island, Lizard Island Group. Note the yellowish bar behind the gill cover. Yellowish dorsal fin and white lips not visible in this photo.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Acanthuridae
Genus
Acanthurus
Species
Acanthurus bariene
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 50 cm (length according to Allen et al, 2003.)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Comments
Kendall Clements observed several individuals of this species on the SE side of South Island in March 2018, often associated with Acanthurus dussumieri.
by Anne Hoggett
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Local abundance
- Lizard Island: Uncommon
Web resources
References
- Clements, K.D. (1991). Gut microorganisms of surgeonfishes (Family Acanthuridae), Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 321.
- Clements, K.D., G.R. Russ, D. McB. Williams and A.M. Ayling (1988). A species list of the family Acanthuridae (Pisces) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, with notes on latitudinal distribution patterns,manuscript only. LIRS catalog number 242.