
Description
Acanthurus triostegus is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. Taxonomy Acanthurus triostegus was first formally described in 1758 as Chaetodon triostegus by Carl Linnaeus, the de... Read more in SeabookLocations
- Sri Lanka
- Maldives
- Seychelles
- Papua New Guinea
- New Zealand
- +35 locations in Seabook
Colors
white
black
brown
grey
silver
yellow
Poisonous
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Coral reef
Social Behaviour
Group
Conservation status
(LC) Least concern