Convict Surgeonfish

Acanthurus triostegus

Also known as: Convict Surgeon, Convict Tang, Convictfish, Doctorfish, Fiveband Surgeonfish, Lancetfish, Prison Surgeonfish, Prison Tang, Surgeon Convict, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish

ALSO KNOWN AS

Convict Surgeon
Convict Tang
Convictfish
Doctorfish
Fiveband Surgeonfish
Lancetfish
Prison Surgeonfish
Prison Tang
Surgeon Convict
Thorntail
Thorntail Fish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2012

LIFE STAGE

Convict Surgeonfish juvenile, photographed at End of Island, Tonga — @greatwhite · End of Island, Tonga · October 20111 / 1

Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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Overview

Juvenile found in tidepools. Juveniles found in tide-pools.

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How to identify

COLOURS

cream

Pattern: black stripes
Behaviour: schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

Range · Indo-Pacific, Eastern Pacific
Country only · 1

LIVES IN

Juvenile found in tidepools.

RANGE

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Juvenile photos 1

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Discussion 2

2 comments

Tamah Roby· 10 Feb 2023
Can someone please identify the fish to the left of the Convict Surgeonfish in the picture at the top.
Helpful· 1
fishx6Top Contributor· 14 Feb 2023
Indo-Pacific Sergeant - Abudefduf vaigiensis https://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/indopacific-sergeant-juvenile/838#5
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ALL STAGES

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Taxonomy

kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
classTeleostei
orderAcanthuriformes
familyAcanthuridae
genusAcanthurus
speciesAcanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758)

SourcesWoRMS FishBase

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