Black-barred surgeonfish (Acanthurus polyzona)

Scientific name: Acanthurus polyzona Bleeker, 1868

Black-barred surgeonfish (Acanthurus polyzona)

The Black-barred surgeonfish (Acanthurus polyzona) is a marine fish of the family Acanthuridae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, known only from Mauritius, R?union, Madagascar, and the Comoro Islands.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthurus polyzona
Family
Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: known only from Mauritius, R?union, Madagascar, and the Comoro Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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