Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Acanthurus nigricans, the goldrim surgeonfish, velvet surgeon, whitecheek surgeonfish, yellow-banded surgeonfish or yellowrimmed surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found from the central Indo-Pacific area to the eastern Pacific coast, Hawaii included.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Genus
- Acanthurus