Acanthurus maculiceps

Acanthurus maculiceps is a tang from the Indo-West Pacific. It is known commonly as the white-freckled surgeonfish It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 40 cm in length.[2]

Acanthurus maculiceps

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Species:
A. maculiceps
Binomial name
Acanthurus maculiceps
(C. G. E. Ahl, 1923)

References

  1. Abesamis, R.; Clements, K.D.; McIlwain, J.; Choat, J.H.; Myers, R.; Nanola, C.; Rocha, L.A.; Russell, B.; Stockwell, B. (2012). "Acanthurus maculiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177957A1502445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177957A1502445.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Acanthurus maculiceps" in FishBase. December 2008 version.


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