Pale-lipped Surgeonfish (species: Acanthurus leucocheilus) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Acanthurus leucocheilus
Pale-lipped Surgeonfish

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Acanthuridae
Genus Acanthurus
Species Acanthurus leucocheilus

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Comments

Suspect the collecting records by Curtis are incorrectly identified. Kendall Clements advised in June 2021 that he has never seen one in the Lizard Island area, and they're pretty distinctive.

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution


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