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Lieutenant Surgeonfish

Acanthurus tennentii

Seabook: Lieutenant Surgeonfish

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Max Weight

Max Depth

40 m

Description

Acanthurus tennenti is a marine reef tang in the fish family Acanthuridae. Other names: Doubleband Surgeonfish or Lieutenant Tang. Description The doubleband surgeonfish is a deep-bodied, laterally-compressed oval fish, rather over twice as long as it is deep, with a maximum length of 31 cm (12 in), although... Read more in Seabook

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Colors

white
black
brown
grey
blue

Poisonous

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Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Group

Solitary

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern