Acanthurus albipectoralis, Lihou Reef, Coral Sea, Photo: Ben Jones
Acanthurus albipectoralis, Saumarez Reef, Coral Sea, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Dark body, light outer half of pectoral fin, crescent-shaped tail, dark spine on tail base, dark eye, and occasionally with white bar across inner tail. Distinguished from similar A. mata (Pale Surgeonfish), A. thompsoni (Night Surgeonfish) and some Naso species (Unicornfishes) by white outer edge of the pectoral fin and lacking white tail and yellow around eye.
Information
Max Size: 33 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 16.2-29.4°C
Depth: 5-20m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Habitat Generalisation Index: 7
Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species.
Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most
hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Frequent (11% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Several (9 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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