Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Scientific name Acanthurus maculiceps Higher classification Acanthurus Order Perciformes | |
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Similar Acanthuridae, Acanthurus, Acanthurus bariene, Elongate surgeonfish, Whitecheek surgeonfish | ||
Acanthurus maculiceps spot face with acanthurus fowleri blackspine horseshoe
Acanthurus maculiceps is a Tang from the Indo-West Pacific. It is known commonly as the white-freckled surgeonfish It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 40 cm in length.
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