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Epaulette surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricauda
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Epaulette surgeonfish
- Scientific
- Acanthurus nigricauda
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 45 cm (fork length); max. published weight 2.7 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 30 m (usually 2 to 15 m); also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A dark brown surgeonfish with a black horizontal band behind the gill opening and a white band at the tail base, reaching about 45 cm. It prefers sandy areas around coral heads in lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Acanthurus-nigricauda.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:AcanthurusnigricaudusTulambenBali(167).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.