Description

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Common Names

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Barber surgeonfish , English , Brazil

Barber surgeonfish , English , Global

Ocean surgeon , English , Bahamas

Ocean surgeon , English , Cuba

Ocean surgeon , English , Dominica

Ocean surgeon , English , Jamaica

Ocean surgeon , English , Puerto Rico

Ocean surgeon , English , USA

Ocean surgeon , English , Global

Ocean surgeonfish , English , Belize

Chirurgien marron , French , Global

Barbeiro , Portuguese , Brazil

Cirurgião Barbeiro , Portuguese , Brazil

Peixe-cirurgião , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Acanthuriformes

Family: Acanthuridae

Genus: Acanthurus

Species: Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South and Central Atlantic: coast of Brazil, from Parcel Manuel Luiz to Santa Catarina, including the oceanic Islands of Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Trindade, Ascension I. and St. Helena I. (Ref. 87362).

Biology

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A diurnal species. Maximum depth from Ref. 126840.

Habitat

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associated