Acanthurus tristis

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Acanthurus tristis
Juvenile
Adult

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Species:
A. tristis
Binomial name
Acanthurus tristis

Acanthurus tristis, the Indian Ocean mimic surgeonfish, blackcheek surgeonfish or yellowspot surgeonfish, is a species of marine

ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae
which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the eastern Indian Ocean.

Taxonomy

Acanthurus tristis was first formally

type locality given as Lively Rocks off Trincomalee on the east coast of Sri Lanka.[2] The genus Acanthurus is one of two genera in the tribe Acanthurini which is one of three tribes in the subfamily Acanthurinae which is one of two subfamilies in the family Acanthuridae.[3]

Etymology

Acanthurus tristis has the

Acanthurus tennenti.[5]

Description

Acanthurus tristis has its

total length of this species is 25 cm (9.8 in).[8]

Distribution and habitat

Acanthurus tristis is found in the eastern Indian Ocean. It is found from the Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to the Andaman Sea and south to Java.[1] In Australian waters it is found at Christmas Island.[6] This species occurs in seaward and lagoon reefs at depths between 2 and 30 m (6 ft 7 in and 98 ft 5 in) in areas of mixed sand, coral rubble and rock.[8]

Utilisation

Acanthurus tristis is part of the

aquarium trade.[1][7]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177998A1516342.en
    . Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Acanthurus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6
    .
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (12 January 2021). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 2): Families EPHIPPIDAE, LEIOGNATHIDAE, SCATOPHAGIDAE, ANTIGONIIDAE, SIGANIDAE, CAPROIDAE, LUVARIDAE, ZANCLIDAE and ACANTHURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b Randall, J. E. (1993). "Acanthurus tristis, a valid Indian Ocean surgeonfish (Perciformes: Acanthuridae)". The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication (54): 1–8.
  6. ^ a b Bray, D.J. (2022). "Acanthurus tristis". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b Jeremy Gay (21 June 2023). "Try Acanthurus tristis – The Indian Mimic Surgeonfish". Reef Builders. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  8. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Acanthurus tristis" in FishBase. June 2023 version.
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