Acanthurus tennentii

(Günther, 1861)

Vernacular names
English : Doubleband surgeonfish
French : Poisson chirurgien lieutenant

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Acanthuriformes (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Acanthuridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 31 cm in length. Very elegant species with grey-beige coloration, dark blue area around tail spine and around mouth. Blue-edged black fins. Presence of two short but wide horizontal black bands behind gill coverts.

Range and habitat
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean, from East Africa (but not Red Sea) to Sri Lanka and eastwards to Lesser Sundas islands (Indonesia). Lives in lagoons and seaward reefs, including reef slopes, down to 40 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is still common within its large range but is harvested both for the trade and as a food fish. Monitoring of trade levels is recommended.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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