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Indian Ocean mimic surgeonfish
Acanthurus tristis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Indian Ocean mimic surgeonfish
- Scientific
- Acanthurus tristis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 25 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A dark brown surgeonfish with a narrow white edge to the tail, reaching about 25 cm. Juveniles are bright orange-and-blue mimics of the blacktail angelfish. It lives in mixed coral, rock and sand on shallow reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Acanthurus-tristis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Acanthurus_tristis.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.