Acanthurus fowleri

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Acanthurus fowleri
Blackspine surgeonfish (Acanthurus fowleri) (32837211697).jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Species:
A. fowleri
Binomial name
Acanthurus fowleri

Acanthurus fowleri is a tropical fish which is found in coral reefs in the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Australia.[2] It is also commonly known as the Fowler's surgeonfish or the horse-shoe surgeonfish.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Abesamis, R.; Clements, K.D.; McIlwain, J.; Myers, R.; Nanola, C.; Rocha, L.A.; Russell, B.; Stockwell, B. (2012). "Acanthurus fowleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177959A1503075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177959A1503075.en. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ Acanthurus fowleri at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Acanthurus fowleri at www.fishbase.org.


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