Ringtail Surgeonfish (species: Acanthurus auranticavus) in ALA: Lizard Island (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Acanthurus auranticavus
Ringtail Surgeonfish


©Kendall Clements: Acanthurus auranticavus at North Point, Lizard Island. Note indistict dark band behind upper edge of gill cover.

©Kendall Clements: Acanthurus auranticavus at North Point, Lizard Island. Note indistict dark band behind upper edge of gill cover.

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

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Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Dark with dark streak behind upper gill cover, no spots on head, a pale patch under chin, dark caudal knife with indistinct orangish border around it, usually a white band on tail.

Size

  • Up to 35 cm (length according to Allen et al, 2003)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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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.
  • Welsh, J.Q. (2014). Spatial ecology of coral reef fishes, PhD thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1846.