Bluelined Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigros
- Usual depth17–42 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
The grey-head surgeonfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes. unicornfishes and tangs. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Grey-head surgeonfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 17–42 m · Deepest record: 42 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bluelined Surgeonfish, Greyhead Surgeonfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Pez cirujano de cabeza gris
- French
- Chirurgien à lignes bleues
- Japanese
- Nangokukurohagi, ナンゴククロハギ
Similar species
Eyestripe surgeonfishAcanthurus dussumieri
Lined surgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
BacksurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricans
Brown surgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscus
Bluelined surgeonfishAcanthurus nigroris
Gendarme FishAcanthurus olivaceus
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).
- 244 open-data records from 1902 to 2015.
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