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Brown surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Brown surgeonfish
- Scientific
- Acanthurus nigrofuscus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 21 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 25 m (usually 2 to 25 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A small, plain brown surgeonfish with orange spots on the head, a black spot at the rear base of the dorsal and anal fins and a dark ring around the tail spine, reaching about 21 cm. It grazes filamentous algae on shallow reefs, often in large groups.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Acanthurus-nigrofuscus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Acanthurus_nigrofuscus_by_NPS.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.