Orange-socket surgeonfish (Acanthurus auranticavus)

Scientific name: Acanthurus auranticavus Randall, 1956

Orange-socket surgeonfish (Acanthurus auranticavus)

The Orange-socket surgeonfish (Acanthurus auranticavus) is a marine fish of the family Acanthuridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24. Color in life dark brown; orange brown from pectoral base downward; caudal spine socket bright orange; orange blotch before and behind pupil; caudal fin base with a white band. Anterior gill rakers 20-23, posterior 24-28. Large caudal spine, 2.2 - 4.4 in head.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthurus auranticavus
Family
Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Depth range
3–8 m (10–26 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 8 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique. Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, Philippines, Indonesia and Great Barrier Reef; recently found in Maldives. Reported from Malaysia and Samoa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=30; K=0.67)

Sources

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

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