species 4,087 observations

Dusky Surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Field notes

Acanthurus nigrofuscus, the brown surgeonfish, blackspot surgeonfish, brown tang, dusky surgeon, lavender tang or spot-cheeked surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornishes and tangs. This species is a common and abundant fish occurring across a wide Indo-Pacific range.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided