Scientific Name
Acanthurus gahhm
Common Name
Black surgeonfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 24-28;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 23 - 26. Characterized by having 2 longitudinal bands on the side, one from the hind margin of the eye posteriorly, another from the groove around the caudal peduncle spine anteriorly. Juveniles of less than 5 cm SL lack the anterior band; less than 10 cm SL lack the posterior band. Reaches 24 cm SL.