Black-spot surgeonfish
Acanthurus bariene
- Usual depth7–35 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, July, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Acanthurus bariene, the bariene surgeonfish, black-spot surgeonfish, or eye-spot surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 13 records
- March: 26 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 24 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 22 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–35 m · Deepest record: 41 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
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(c) Egor Dyukarev, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Black-spot surgeonfish, Bariene Surgeonfish, black-spot surgeonfish, Eye-spot Surgeon, Eye-spot Surgeonfish, Eyespot Surgeonfish, pencilled surgeonfish, Roundspot Surgeonfish
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Rammkopf-Doktorfisch
- Spanish
- Pez Cirujano de Punto Negro
- Filipino
- Labahita
- French
- Chirurgien à ocelle
- Japanese
- Kanranhagi, カンランハギ
- Thai
- ปลาขี้ตังเบ็ดแต้มดำ
Other scientific names: Acanthurus barine, Acanthurus kingii, Acanthurus nummifer, Hepatus bariene, Rhombotides nummifer
Similar species
Ringtail surgeonfishAcanthurus blochii
Eyestripe surgeonfishAcanthurus dussumieri
Lined surgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
BacksurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricans
Brown surgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscus
Bluelined surgeonfishAcanthurus nigroris
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 142 open-data records from 1831 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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