Acanthurus thompsoni

(Fowler, 1923)

Vernacular names
English : Thompson surgeonfish
French : Poisson chirurgien de Thompson

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

Identification
The species can grow to 27 cm in length. Body quite elongated and head with distinct round profile. Coloration is uniform dark blue to blue-grey with yellowish pectoral fins. Pacific Ocean populations have a white tail.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from East Africa and Mascarene Islands to Hawaii, north to Japan, south to Australia. Lives in steep outer reef slopes, drop-offs, from 5 to more than 100 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a large range where it remains globally common. It is rarely caught (most of the catching are accidental) and rarely traded.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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