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Whitespotted surgeonfish
Acanthurus guttatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Whitespotted surgeonfish
- Scientific
- Acanthurus guttatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 26 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 10 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A deep-bodied brown surgeonfish covered in small white spots, with two white bars at the front and bright yellow pelvic fins, reaching about 26 cm. It schools in the surge zone of clear seaward reefs, where its spots may help it blend into bubbly water.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Acanthurus-guttatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Acanthurus_guttatus_by_NPS.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.