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Orange-socket surgeonfish
Acanthurus auranticavus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Orange-socket surgeonfish
- Scientific
- Acanthurus auranticavus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 45 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A dark brown surgeonfish with a bright orange patch around the tail spine, orange marks before and behind the eye, and a white band at the base of the tail, reaching about 45 cm. It lives on shallow lagoon and outer reefs in groups, often mixed with similar species.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Acanthurus-auranticavus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Acanthurus_auranticavus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.