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Acanthurus auranticavus Randall, 1956

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24. Color in life dark brown; orange brown from pectoral base downward; caudal spine socket bright orange; orange blotch before and behind pupil; caudal fin base with a white band. Anterior gill rakers 20-23, posterior 24-28. Large caudal spine, 2.2 - 4.4 in head.

Common Names

  • Orangebladet kirurgfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Orange-socket surgeonfish , English , Australia
  • Orange-socket surgeonfish , English , Solomon Is.
  • Orange-socket surgeonfish , English , Fiji
  • Orange-socket surgeonfish , English , Malaysia
  • Orange-socket surgeonfish , English , Micronesia
  • Orange-socket surgeonfish , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Ring-tail surgeon , English , Australia
  • Ring-tail surgeon , English , Indonesia
  • Ringtail surgeonfish , English , Australia
  • Surgeonfish , English , Malaysia
  • Balagi , Fijian , Fiji
  • Balolo , Fijian , Fiji
  • Meto , Fijian , Fiji
  • Igu pura , Gela , Solomon Is.
  • Debam , Malay , Malaysia
  • Debam jingga , Malay , Malaysia
  • Dengkis , Malay , Malaysia
  • Gebang , Malay , Malaysia
  • 橘色刺尾魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 橘色刺尾鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Diebdro , Marshallese , Marshall Is.
  • Kabela , Misima-Paneati , Papua New Guinea
  • Indangan , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Labahita , Tagalog , Philippines
  • Apalani , Tokelauan , Tokelau

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Acanthuriformes

    Family: Acanthuridae

    Genus: Acanthurus

    Species: Acanthurus auranticavus Randall, 1956

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique (Ref. 41878). Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles (Ref. 10685), Philippines, Indonesia and Great Barrier Reef; recently found in Maldives. Reported from Malaysia (Ref. 5756) and Samoa (Ref. 592).

    • Biology

    Adults inhabit shallow reefs, both in lagoons and outer reef areas. They frequently move in groups. Juveniles found between soft corals in lagoons at depths of up to 2 m (Ref. 9710, 48637). Adults in groups, often mixed with other similar species (Ref. 48637).

    Habitat

    associated