Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigricans

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The whitecheek surgeonfish, also known as the goldenrim surgeonfish or yellow-spotted surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans), is a reef-associated tang found from the central Indo-Pacific area to the eastern Pacific coast, Hawaii included. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to 21.3 cm in length.

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  1. (c) NOAA Photo Library, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib/28010021732/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthurus_nigricans

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