Japan surgeonfish

Acanthurus japonicus is a Tang from the Indo-West Pacific.

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or Japan Surgeonfish was described by Schmidt in1930. They are found in a large geographical range in the Indo-West Pacific; southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan; Sulawesi (Indonesia) to the Philippines; Tuamoto and Hawaiian Islands; New Caledonia and Rapa. More

Japan Surgeonfish can grow up to 18 cm what is approximately 7 inches. So 1 specimen requires at least 2160cm2 of water surface what is approximately 334 square inch. We recommend you to keep it in fish tanks which are medium. More

Japan Surgeonfish, and White-faced Surgeonfish, has a brown body with a white mark on the cheek between the mouth and eyes. The pectoral, anal, and dorsal fins are dark brown with light blue highlights at the tip. The dorsal fin also has an orange stripe present. More

Japan surgeonfish, Acanthurus japonicus Purchase A Print Of This ImageHow to request, purchase or license this imageAdd To Light Table Palette surgeonfish. Image ID: 07922 Species: Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus Palette surgeonfish. More

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Acanthuridae
Genus : Acanthurus
Species : Acanthurus japonicus
Authority : Schmidt, 1931

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Japan surgeonfish (Acanthurus japonicus)