Thompson's surgeonfish

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The Thompson's surgeonfish lives in the reef-associated, brackish, marine, depth range 4 - 119 m , usually 5 - 70 m environment.

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Common names

Chirurgien à queue blanche in French (français)
Chocolate surgeon in English
Chocolate surgeonfish in English
Cirurgião chocolate in Portuguese (Português)
Iga bili igu pura in Gela
Indangan in Tagalog
Kalahandi in Mahl
Labahita in Tagalog
Maito in Tahitian (Reo Mā`ohi)
Mwocchon mesániwor in Austronesian (Other)
Mwocchon mesániwor in Carolinian
Night surgeonfish in English
Ohagurohagi in Japanese (日本語)
Pone-i'usina in Samoan (gagana fa'a Samoa)
Sjokolade-doktervis in Afrikaans
Thompson's surgeonfish in English
Thompson's tang in English
Thompsons kirurgfisk in Danish (dansk)
whitetail surgeonfish in English
Yefal in Austronesian (Other)
Yefal in Carolinian
倒吊 in Mandarin Chinese
粗皮仔 in Mandarin Chinese
黃尾刺尾魚 in Mandarin Chinese
黃尾棘尾鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
黄尾刺尾鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
黄尾棘尾鲷 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Acanthuridae
Genus : Acanthurus
Species : Acanthurus thompsoni
Authority : Fowler, 1923