Names
Scientific Name：Acanthurus nigricans
ZH Common Names：灰额刺尾鱼
EN Common Names：Whitecheek surgeonfish
Classification
Chordata > Ray-finned fishes > Perciformes > Acanthuridae > Acanthurus
Descriptions
学名、命名者与年份 : Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758)
棲息深度 : 1 - 67
最大體長 : 21.3 cm
简介 :
俗名(臺東)。棲息於礁區、近海沿岸、潟湖，深度1-67公尺，無毒性，可食用，有觀賞價值，不是經濟性魚類，分布於泛太平洋，產於臺灣東部、南部、小琉球、蘭嶼、21.3 cm，模式種產於紅海蘇伊士灣。
形態特徵 :
體呈橢圓形而側扁。XI棘及III棘，各鰭條皆不延長；胸鰭近三角形；尾鰭近截形或內凹。體黑褐色；眼睛下緣具一白色斑駁，不向下斜走至上
棲所生態 :
主要棲息於清澈而面海的潟湖及礁區，棲息深度由浪拂區至65公尺左右。
地理分布 :
分布於泛太平洋區，包括太平洋之熱帶島嶼及東太平洋地區。臺灣分布於南部、東北部、及東部離島等。
瀕危狀態 : 不在IUCN瀕危名單中
同種異名 :
Acanthurus aliala, Acanthurus glaucoparecius, Acanthurus glaucopareius, Acanthurus japonicus, Chaetodon nigricans
Data Source : fishdb.sinica.edu.tw
Neighbors
Achilles tang
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Ocean Surgeonfish
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Blue Tang
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Eyestripe surgeonfish
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Black surgeonfish
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White-spotted surgeonfish
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Japan surgeonfish
Acanthurus japonicus
Whitebar surgeonfish
Acanthurus leucopareius
Powder-blue surgeonfish
Acanthurus leucosternon
Lined surgeonfish
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Elongate surgeonfish
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epaulette surgeonfish
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Brown surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Bluelined surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigroris
Orangespot surgeonfish
Acanthurus olivaceus
Chocolate surgeonfish
Acanthurus pyroferus
Sohal surgeonfish
Acanthurus sohal
Doubleband surgeonfish
Acanthurus tennentii
Acanthurus thompsoni
Acanthurus thompsoni
Ocean Surgeonfis
Acanthurus tractus
Convict tang
Acanthurus triostegus
Acanthurus triostegus triostegus
Acanthurus triostegus triostegus
Yellowfin surgeonfish
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