Horseshoe Surgeonfish, Acanthurus fowleri De Beaufort 1951
Other Names: Fowler's Surgeonfish, Horse-shoe Surgeon, Horse-shoe Surgeonfish
A Horseshoe Surgeonfish, Acanthurus fowleri, at the Raja Ampat islands, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2016. Source: Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A surgeonfish with a large semicircular to subtriangular dark blue to black line above pectoral fin, a purplish head, a white band around caudal-fin base and pale yellowish caudal fin lobes.
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Dianne J. Bray, Acanthurus fowleri in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1032
Horseshoe Surgeonfish, Acanthurus fowleri De Beaufort 1951
More Info
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Distribution |
Known from Scott Reef, north Western Australia, and Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical West Pacific - Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia to the Solomon Islands. Inhabits deep outer reef slopes, usually in depths below 20 m. |
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Feeding |
A grazer/detritivore. |
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Fisheries |
Infrequently traded in the aquarium industry. |
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Species Citation |
Acanthurus fowleri de Beaufort 1951, fish. Indo-Aust. Archipel. 9: 149. Type locality: Maitara Island, Philippines; Gomomo Island, Philippines; Buka Buka Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Horseshoe Surgeonfish, Acanthurus fowleri De Beaufort 1951
References
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