Finelined surgeonfish (Acanthurus grammoptilus)

Scientific name: Acanthurus grammoptilus Richardson, 1843

Finelined surgeonfish (Acanthurus grammoptilus)

The Finelined surgeonfish (Acanthurus grammoptilus) is a marine fish of the family Acanthuridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Philippines, Indonesia and northwestern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24. Preserved color of body brown; head spotted with bands in front of eye; tip of pectoral fin paler than the base; upper end of gill opening with a faint dark brown elongate blotch; dark brown color encircling caudal spine; caudal fin base white. Anterior gill rakers 16-18; posterior 21-23.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthurus grammoptilus
Family
Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Depth range
22–91 m (72–299 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 22 - 91 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia and northwestern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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