Acanthurus pyroferus
Acanthurus pyroferus is a species of fish in the family Acanthuridae, the unicornfishes and tangs. Its common names include chocolate surgeonfish, mimic surgeonfish, orange-gilled surgeonfish, Pacific mimic surgeon, and yellowspot surgeon.[1]
| Chocolate surgeonfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Acanthurus |
| Species: | A. pyroferus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834 | |
This fish can be found in the Indo-Pacific, excluding Hawaii. It lives primarily around steep, shallow slopes near the coast with clear sand and corals.[2] It reaches 25 centimeters in length.[3]
This fish is occasionally kept in aquaria.
References
- Choat, J.H., et al. 2012. Acanthurus pyroferus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Downloaded on 03 June 2013.
- "Acanthurus pyroferus: Distribution". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- "Acanthurus pyroferus: Size". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
External links
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Acanthurus pyroferus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
- Photos of Acanthurus pyroferus on Sealife Collection
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