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Eyestripe surgeonfish
Acanthurus dussumieri
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Eyestripe surgeonfish
- Scientific
- Acanthurus dussumieri
- Dhivehi
- Kaalhu
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 54 cm (total length); commonly 35 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 4 to 131 m (usually 9 to 130 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A pale brown surgeonfish with fine blue lines on the head and body, an orange band across the forehead and behind the eye, and a white tail spine set in black; it reaches about 54 cm. It grazes algae and detritus from sand on deep outer reef slopes.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Acanthurus-dussumieri.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=1256&GenusName=Acanthurus&SpeciesName
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Acanthurus_dussumieri_1.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Kaalhu' (Latin script). FLAG: single source. FLAG: generic name for the group, not species-specific.