Acanthurus blochii

Ringtail surgeonfish
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Acanthuridae
Genus:	Acanthurus
Species:	A. blochii
Binomial name
Acanthurus blochii Valenciennes, 1835

Acanthurus blochii (ringtail surgeonfish) is a marine reef tang in the fish family Acanthuridae. The fish grow to a maximum length of 45 cm (18 in). It lives in the Indo-Pacific, with a depth range from 2–15 meters deep. Adults can be found in outer lagoons and seaweed reefs, in small groups, and feed on algae.^[1]

References[]

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2005). Acanthurus blochii in FishBase. May 2005 version.

External links[]

• Photos of Acanthurus blochii on Sealife Collection