Acanthurus japonicus
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| The Japan Surgeonfish (Acanthurus japonicus) | |
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| Species: | A. japonicus
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| Acanthurus japonicus (P. J. Schmidt, 1931)
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Acanthurus japonicus is a Tang from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 21 cm in length. It is also known as Japan Surgeonfish, White-faced Surgeonfish and White-nose Surgeonfish.
It is easily found in the shallow water reef area of Green Island, a famous diving site located 33 km (21 miles) away from the southeast coast of Taiwan.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Acanthurus japonicus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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