Acanthurus monroviae
| Acanthurus monroviae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Acanthurus |
| Species: | A. monroviae
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876
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Acanthurus monroviae, also known as the Monrovia doctorfish, is a tropical fish which is widespread in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and is also known from a number of records in the Mediterranean Sea (IUCN considers Mediterranean records as vagrants).[1][2] Vagrants have also been reported from the coast of Brazil.[1] It is present in some commercial fisheries, and is also used in aquariums.[1][2] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1876.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Abesamis, R.; et al. (2012). "Acanthurus monroviae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T178023A1524335. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Acanthurus monroviae" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
External links
- Photos of Acanthurus monroviae in iNaturalist
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