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White-freckled surgeonfish
Acanthurus maculiceps
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- White-freckled surgeonfish
- Scientific
- Acanthurus maculiceps
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 15 m (usually 3 to 15 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A brown surgeonfish with small white spots on the head, a black bar at the top of the gill opening and pale yellow tips to the pectoral fins, reaching about 40 cm. It grazes algae on clear outer reef flats, often in mixed groups.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Acanthurus-maculiceps.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Spotted-face_Surgeonfish,_Christmas_Island_imported_from_iN
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.